Below is the last paragraph of an account of atrocities conducted during the Vietnam War by the Nineth Infantry Division. A disturbing reminder of the real costs of war:
To this day, Vietnamese civilians in the Mekong Delta recall the horrors of Operation Speedy Express and the countless civilians killed to drive up body count. Army records indicate that no Ninth Infantry Division troops, let alone commanders, were ever court-martialed for killing civilians during the operation.
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