AstheVietnamwardraggedon,theUSmilitarybegandesperatelysearchingforanyvulnerabilityintheirNorthVietnameseenemy.In1964,theyfoundit.ItwasanoldVietnamesefolktaleinvolvingaghost,eternaldamnationandfear-atailormadeweaponizablemyth.Andso,armedwithtaperecordersandmicrophones,themilitarysetouttowinthewarbybringingthisghoststorytolife.
Today,thestoryoftheseeffortsandtheirghoststhatstillhauntustoday.
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