The siege at Dien Bien Phu lasted 55 days before the Viet Min troops captured the base and took prisoners.The Taliban last weekend had control of Kabul but not the airport. That airport operates under siege like conditions today.
Planes taking off have been shot at by machine gun fire and bombs have killed US personnel at the airport.
Got to wonder why they sent VP Kamala Harris to Vietnam for a diplomatic visit this past week?
Wonder what the Vietnamese addressed her by? Was she "Saigon Lady" or "Dien Bien Phu Lady?"