Hà My massacre
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The Hà My Massacre was a
Description
Prior to the massacre, Korean forces had visited the village before but were not aggressive or hostile.[2] The massacre was purportedly conducted by the 2nd Marine Division. One survivor's testimony was that Korean forces had entered the village, ordered her family into an underground shelter and threw grenades, killing and wounding members of her family, and even targeted infants.[2]
According to South Korean anthropologist Heonik Kwon, it was reportedly conducted in retaliation for
Korean forces returned to the village the next day and had flattened the village.[2]
The region surrounding the village became a hotbed for VC activity, remaining resistant to Korean forces in the region until they were relegated to guarding bases later that year and until their departure in 1973.[4] The commune would later earn the designation as a Hero District of the People's Armed Forces of the PAVN.
In December 2000, a memorial for the 135 victims was founded in Hà My village.[1]: 138
See also
- War Remnants Museum
- Military history of South Korea during the Vietnam War
- People's Tribunal on War Crimes by South Korean Troops during the Vietnam War
References
- ^ ISBN 9780520247970.
- ^ a b c "1968 - the year that haunts hundreds of women". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ISBN 9780253223210.
- ^ a b Kwon, Heonik. "Anatomy of US and South Korean Massacres in the Vietnamese Year of the Monkey, 1968". apjjf.org. The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
External links
- Peaceful rest for a victim of massacre in Vietnam
- Vietnam’s South Korean Ghosts (New York Times, JULY 10, 2017)