The Good Guys: My Lai Massacre, Vietnam
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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How to Find the Enemy
The biggest day to day problem for american soldiers in vietnam was that it was almost impossible to distinguish viekon gorillas from normal vienemis citizens. As one marine remembered, if we came across four different body parts, we called in four kills. The pressure on unit commanders to produce enemy corpses was intense and they in turn communicated it to their troops. If you can't tell, shoot first and ask questions later.
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