another bridge story

When Paul was visiting with his girl Vero, one of his old drivers stopped by the hotel. Paul was the manager of the BMC for two years and everyone knows him. So he introduces me to this Khmer that used to drive guests up to the top of Bokor Mountain in the BMC’s 4 wheel drive. He didn’t speak much english and Paul said he was probably insane, but also that he was the last person to destroy the bridge in Kampot. He set the charges and blew the bridge as the KR were about to take Kampot. I had always assumed that the B52’s had taken out the bridge back in ‘69. Now it just needs an overloaded salt truck...