French Dien Bien Phu veteran William Schilardi (3R) walks with the help of Vietnamese soldiers as he visits Him Lam hill (Beatrice hill) 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)