French Dien Bien Phu veterans Jean-Yves Guinard (R), Andre Mayer (C) and William Schilardi (2L) visit Him Lam hill (Beatrice hill) with the help of Vietnamese soldiers and with French historian Pierre Journoud (L) in Dien Bien Phu city on May 6, 2024. Ahead of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, which unfolded on May 7, 1954 and ultimately brought the French empire in Indochina to an end, three French war veterans returned to the site of the bloody conflict. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)