Green Beret Murder Case (1969)
In 1969, 5th Special Forces Group Commander, Col. Robert Rheault and seven other SF personnel were charged with murder and incarcerated at the Long Binh Jail (LBJ).
In 1970, I was assigned to HQ USTASCOMEUR, as the Operations NCO for the DCSINTEL. A Major David Bender reported in to the DCSINTEL wearing an SF Patch on his right sleeve. Bender was an Intel Branch officer and the other SF Officers assigned to HQ USTASCOMEUR shunned him. I asked Colonel Sidney Hinds why this was happening and all he would say was that Bender was a snitch.
Everytime Bender would leave his jacket hanging on the coat rack, someone would cut off the SF patch.
I went on a TDY for six months and when I returned, Major Bender was gone.
All these years later, I still am not clear if Bender was involved with Colonel Rheault's case or not. Does anyone here know?
Mike
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