The Rakish Pause

Last fall Erik Bergling made a pilgrimage to the jungles of Vietnam to visit the army base where his father served during the war. Needless to say, his devotion is admirable. But so, too, is his curiosity. This photo he sent us shows him across former enemy lines, where he took a moment to peruse The Rake while touring the Chu Chi Tunnels, the network of tiny subterranean arteries that played such an important (and frequently devastating) role in the Viet Cong’s strategy against U.S. troops.