Ho Chi Minh trail facts for kids

The Ho Chi Minh Trail is a system of trails made in the Vietnam War send North Vietnamese soldiers into South Vietnam and to help the Viet Cong fight against non-communist soldiers. Most of the trails were in Laos and Cambodia because the United States was not allowed to enter those countries to bomb the trails. Later in the war, the United States would secretly send US soliders to fight communist Vietnamese soldiers in Laos and Cambodia.

Images for kids

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  In the early days of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, bicycles were often used to transport arms and equipment from North to South Vietnam.

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  Bicycle used by communist forces on the Ho Chi Minh Trail to transport supplies. National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C.

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  Barrel Roll • Steel Tiger • Tiger Hound areas of operations

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  PAVN troops on the trail (photo taken by a U.S. MACV-SOG team)

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  The Ho Chi Minh Trail, 1970.

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  The evolution of PAVN anti-aircraft weapons, 1965–1972.

See also

In Spanish: Ruta Ho Chi Minh para niños