A group of landmine victims plays music at the entrance to the site. Almost all the temples had similar groups. Over 25 years of civil war has left Cambodia with 6-10 million anti-personnel mines and 500,000 tons of unexploded ordinance that the US dropped during the Vietnam War (aka the American War, as it's known in Vietnam). 1 in 236 Cambodians has lost a limb due to a mine explosion. It's heartbreaking how many people you see with these injuries.

A group of landmine victims plays music at the entrance to the site. Almost all the temples had similar groups. Over 25 years of civil war has left Cambodia with 6-10 million anti-personnel mines and 500,000 tons of unexploded ordinance that the US dropped during the Vietnam War (aka the American War, as it's known in Vietnam). 1 in 236 Cambodians has lost a limb due to a mine explosion. It's heartbreaking how many people you see with these injuries.
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