Mass grave found in Vietnam

Mass grave found in Vietnam

(EXCERPT) Vietnam says a mass grave containing the bodies of 127
communist soldiers killed during the Vietnam war has been found in the
central Province of Kon Tum.

The state-controlled Vietnam News Agency says the bodies were buried
in a bomb crater at a military base used by the United States before
1972.

As many as 300,000 of the estimated three million people killed during
the war are listed as missing.

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In my first contact in the Central Highlands, we ( U.S. Army;4th Inf.
Div.2/8th Inf.);killed several hundred North Vietnamese regulars with only
two or three Americans killed and one or twowounded. The ones we buried in
mass graves (we had to use bull dozers to dig the holes to bury them) were
only the ones that the NVA left behind. Many of the NVA wounded and killed
may have been taken to the near by mountains as the NVA fled.The NVA
attacked us. They lost.
Mr. C.V. Compton Shaw;US Army;4th Inf. Div.;2/8th Inf.;RVN 1969-1970

Otis Willie wrote:

> Mass grave found in Vietnam
>
> (EXCERPT) Vietnam says a mass grave containing the bodies of 127
> communist soldiers killed during the Vietnam war has been found in the
> central Province of Kon Tum.
>
> The state-controlled Vietnam News Agency says the bodies were buried
> in a bomb crater at a military base used by the United States before
> 1972.
>
> As many as 300,000 of the estimated three million people killed during
> the war are listed as missing.
>
> The Uni...
>
> U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing
> copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report
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> http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1017092.htm
>
> ---------------------------
> Otis Willie
> Associate Librarian
> The American War Library
> http://www.americanwarlibrary.com

since this was a little past yer time in country CV...

these dead are likely the remnants of the NVA that attacked Kontum during
the Eastertide Offensive. took a while to clear the buggers out. they
had the dink friendlies on the run til JP Vann threatened the ARVN with an
Arc Light of their very own. with leaders that didn't cut an run as well
as steal their paychecks the ARVN rangers and regulars did fight off the NVA
granted with massive American Air Support...something that our cocksuckers
in Congress denied them in 1975.

there were similar offensives down south (An Loc?) and Quang Tri/Hue in I
Corp. similar results...airpower and guts stopped em but mostly air
power. American support (advisors, pilots) made sure the NVA didn't get
any further. FWIW, our Unknown Soldier from Vietnam was a jet jockey who
died supporting the ARVN in the south. An American advisor was able to
blow a bridge on QL1 in the Hue area that stopped the NVA there.

no doubt there are some mass graves at all three locations. the trail was
not for hauling dead back north. only for bringing supplies south.

FYI there's a website by Jack Heslin, that covers the Battle of Kontum

http://www.thebattleofkontum.com/index.html


"C.V. Compton Shaw" wrote in message
news:3FF5E9A0.720FF9A2@swbell.net...
> In my first contact in the Central Highlands, we ( U.S. Army;4th Inf.
> Div.2/8th Inf.);killed several hundred North Vietnamese regulars with only
> two or three Americans killed and one or twowounded. The ones we buried in
> mass graves

On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 01:37:01 GMT, "Wakyer Eagle"
wrote:

An American advisor was able to
>blow a bridge on QL1 in the Hue area that stopped the NVA there.

The Bridge at Dong Ha. Capt. John Ripley USMC, Major John Smock USA

rock on doods...now see if yer fookin' tanks will float

"Patrick t." wrote in message
news:2thdvv07184nu9j3su1l0fus5c75l0mhcr@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 01:37:01 GMT, "Wakyer Eagle"
> wrote:
>
> An American advisor was able to
> >blow a bridge on QL1 in the Hue area that stopped the NVA there.
>
> The Bridge at Dong Ha. Capt. John Ripley USMC, Major John Smock USA