On April 13, 1975 Cambodia was filled with feelings of hope and new beginnings as it celebrated its New Year; however, four days later, a darkness fell throughout Cambodia as the Khmer Rouge took control of the country. Suddenly, sounds of rockets bombing the countryside were commonplace and Channary and her family were placed into labor camps. Four years later the Vietnamese army invaded Cambodia and she saw her opportunity to escape from the country that took away her hope and her freedom.
