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Old 08-30-2007, 18:22   #11
HOLLiS
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Originally Posted by clapdoc
I respect the nva and vc for their fighting ability, I do not respect the way they treated the civilian population to achieve thier military/political goals. Torture, forced enlistment and terror tactics to any village or hamlet that showed allegiance to the U.S. is no way honorable.
Check the civilain deaths at Hue during the Tet Offensive where thousands of political prisoners were executed and put in mass graves.
Check the Yard history about the atrocites that the NVA dealt them before and during the U.S.' involvement in Southeast Asia.


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Well said, my understanding too. I can admire their will to fight, the ability to take a major pounding (B52) but it ends at the atrocities. Sat Bac biet.

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