Journey through Blood Road

Jason Bauer

Jason Bauer, Rebecca's mechanic, during her ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Cluster bomb casings (hundreds of cluster bombs would be in each) repurposed into planters for green onions. From the follow-up ride with friends in November 2016.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

A bomb crater in Laos. From the ride along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in 2015.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Drone shot of bomb craters in Laos. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Cluster bomb hiding in tree roots in Laos. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Stephen Rusch's funeral

Stephen Rusch's funeral at Arlington.

Don Duvall

Don Duvall inspecting maps. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

A soldiers helmet repurposed as a planter. From the follow-up ride with friends in November 2016.

Rebecca Rusch with family

L-R Judy Rusch (mom), Sharon Rusch (sister), Rebecca Rusch with Stephen Rusch's flag. From the funeral at Arlington.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

A schoolgirl cycling in Laos. From the follow-up ride with friends in November 2016.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Scenery in central Laos. From the follow-up ride with friends in November 2016.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Laotian girl cycling across suspension bridge. Compare other photo of Rebecca/Huyen. From the ride along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in 2015.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

Laotian locals sitting. From the follow-up ride with friends in November 2016.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

High-up view of mountains in Laos. From the follow-up ride with friends in November 2016.

Ho Chi Minh Trail

River scenery in Laos. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Ho Chin Minh Trail

Letter Rebecca wrote to her father before visiting his crash site. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Stephen Rusch

Stephen Rusch playing guitar, singing, and playing harmonica. Circa 1960s

Arlington National Cemetery

Rebecca at her father's grave. From the funeral in Arlington.

Rebecca Rusch

Rebecca at the start of the Ho Chi Minh Trail (see KM 0 in background). From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch

Rebecca standing with her bike in a bomb crater in Laos. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch

Rebecca holding her father's dog tags. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch

Rebecca looking at the wing of an F4 plane in the grounds of a temple in Laos. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch

Rebecca cycling across a field in Laos. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch and Nguyen Huyen

Rebecca and Nguyen Huyen boarding a boat made out of old military metal (maybe a plane¹s external fuel tank) to cross a lake in Laos. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch and Nguyen Huyen

Rebecca and Huyen crossing a suspension bridge in Laos. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch and Nguyen Huyen

Rebecca and Huyen paddling through a cave in Laos. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch and Nguyen Huyen

Rebecca and Huyen cycling across a paddy field. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch and Nguyen Huyen

Rebecca and Huyen cycling down a road in Laos (scene from movie poster). From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch and Karoline Droege

Rebecca and a friend from Ketchum, Karoline Droege, cycling along a road in Laos. From the follow-up ride with friends in November 2016.

Rebecca Rusch

Rebecca teaching kids to ride her bike in a village. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch and Greg Martin

Rebecca and Greg Martin crossing a bamboo bridge in Laos. From the follow-up ride with friends in November 2016.

Rebecca Rusch and Greg Martin

Rebecca and Greg Martin staring at old bomb casings (which had been reused at one point to form stilts for a house) in a village in Laos. From the follow-up ride with friends in November 2016.

Rebecca Rusch and Greg Martin

Rebecca and Martin chatting. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch

Rebecca crossing through a stream. From the follow-up ride with friends in November 2016.

Rebecca Rusch

Rebecca riding through a village. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Rebecca Rusch

Rebecca looking at war junk stashed under a house. From the ride along the Ho Chin Minh Trail in 2015.

Sharon Rusch

Sharon walking behind her father¹s casket in Arlington.

Stephen Rusch's truck

Stephen Rusch's truck that he drove across the country in. Summer 1964.

Stephen Rusch

Stephen Rusch board an F4. He was a weapon¹s systems operator (sitting in the back seat).