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...Dong Loc also has a shrine to a legendary platoon of vanguard women-all in their teens or early 20s-who died in one bombing in 1968. The 10 girls famously refused to let the hardship of war ruin their looks, washing their hair with paste from bo ket seeds and sharing combs and mirrors. If they were American, there would have been a TV series based on them. On each grave, there is a photo of a smiling girl wearing her battle helmet. Pilgrims have left offerings of plastic combs and compacts. Mr. Truong buys incense sticks and invites...