Cambodia — Day 4: War Museum, Siem Reap, Cambodia — part 2 of 2

A sobering experience

September 2015

My tour of the War Museum, Siem Reap, Cambodia, continued with my guide.

Cambodia — Day 4: War Museum, Siem Reap, Cambodia — part 1 of 2

After looking at the general weapons, we moved on to some of the vehicles used in recent wars in Cambodia.

First, it was the tanks.

Photo by Author — the remains of a partly destroyed tank — War Museum, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Photo by Author — the remains of a partly destroyed tank — War Museum, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Photo by Author — the remains of a partly destroyed tank — War Museum, Siem Reap, Cambodia

My guide told me his friend had been killed in the above tank. And as I looked at the tank and looked inside, I could see what looked like an old boot and a leg bone. I asked my guide about them, and he confirmed they were from his friend.