POV+-+Korat

=Korat=

Korat is located to the north east of Bangkok and it takes around three and half hours to get there by bus. There are a lot of farming activities and pottery making. The people on farm wear the easy-style clothes which are ripped from working on the farm. Korat’s real name is Nakorn Ratchasima. Korat was once used as a U.S. military base to wage air attacks against the Vietcong during the Vietnam War.

The Vietnam War was previously called the Second Indochina War. The Vietnam War was the longest military conflict in U.S. history. During the war, the U.S. used Korat as an air base. From this air base, many U.S. aircrafts flew into Vietnam to drop bombs and Agent Orange, a chemical that defoliated trees to expose Vietcong guerilla. The bombs and Agent Orange caused significant effects on the environment, ecosystem and the Vietnamese civilians. Until now, there’re still many people suffering from the bombs and Agent Orange.

The beautiful views I’ve seen in Korat are the shining and glittering rice crops, that with the stroke of breeze, waved and sent ripples from one side to another. People were busy with farming in the field. Contrast to the Vietnam War, peace was a beautiful thing. I hope that peace can be maintained and people should prevent the war. Overall, Korat is a really beautiful place with rice fields, pottery making and green nature. I felt sorry for the Vietnamese that who went through the Vietnam War because they might lose their families.