Posted on 08/19/2013 12:32:44 AM PDT by TexGrill
The headlines-grabbing story of a former soldier who fled into the jungle with a year-old son and lived there for 40 years took an angry turn Friday with the former’s nephew claiming he had burnt their jungle dwelling down.
Ho Van Lam, 44, a resident of the mountainous district of Tay Tra in the central Quang Ngai Province says he was upset with criticism over his charging people money to guide them to the makeshift-hut that is located 40 kilometers deep in the jungle.
On Friday morning, several news websites had reported Lam had charged visitors, including reporters, VND4 million (US$190) each time he took a group to the tree house where Ho Van Thanh, 82, and his son, Ho Van Lang, 41, had lived, as well as VND500,000-1 million for each interview with him and his “wild” relatives.
The reports said Lam even threatened to attack other locals who wanted to take visitors to the jungle and was planning to increase his charges.
The reports generated considerable criticism, with many people blaming Lam and other relatives for commercially exploiting the “jungle men.”
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An interesting, but, ultimately, a very sad story.
It’s too bad the rest of the world doesn’t have the same healthy fear of US airpower as these 2 guys.
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