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Major Explains Why Ben Tre City Was Destroyed
A US major said the destruction of Ben Tre, a 35 000 population town in the Mekong Delta, was necessary to save allied forces and drive out Viet Cong. The three day battle left hundreds of civilians and soldiers dead, with vast areas of the city and surrounding villages heavily damaged.
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Major
Ben Tre
Vietnam
Mekong
Saigon
Placid
U.S
Bern Tre
U.S. Sth
James Dare
Chicago
U.S. Advisory Team 93
Ben Tra
Bentre
Pos
Sible
Can Tho
Sth
Dong Tam
Chester L. Brown
Ene
Air Force
Brown
le Minh