Bình Hòa massacre
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Quảng Ngãi Province
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| Location | Bình Hòa village, Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam |
| Date | December 6, 1966 |
| Target | Bình Hòa villagers |
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Attack type
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Massacre |
| Deaths | 422[1] - 430[2] |
| Perpetrators | South Korean forces |
The Bình Hòa Massacre was a massacre purportedly conducted by South Korean forces between December 3 and December 6, 1966, of 430 unarmed citizens in Bình Hòa village, Quảng Ngãi Province in South Vietnam.[1][3][4][dead link] In 2000, however, it was reported that a monument within the village, gave the dates of the massacre as October 22, 24, and 26, 1966 and said that 403 people were killed by the South Koreans. [5]
The district was in the operational area of the Blue Dragon Brigade.[6] Most of the victims were children, elderly and women.[4] The victims included 21 pregnant women.[1] The South Korean soldiers burnt down all of the houses and killed hundreds of cows and buffalo after the atrocities.[1] Then the survivors joined the Viet Cong and fought against the United States and its Allies, one of which was South Korea.[1] [7] The South Korean forces are accused of conducting similar massacres in Binh Tai village and Bình An/Tây Vinh village within the same year.[8][9]
See also
- List of massacres in Vietnam
- Military history of South Korea during the Vietnam War
- War Remnants Museum
Notes
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- ↑ "Villagers recall S. Korean atrocities in Viet War; Troops massacred 1,600 civilians in all, survivors say", by Paul Alexander, Associated Press, in Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT), April 9, 2000
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References
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Further reading
- Kim, Hyun Sook Lee. Korea's "Vietnam Question": War Atrocities, National Identity, and Reconciliation. Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique, Volume 9, Number 3, Winter 2001, p. 622-635. E-ISSN 1527-8271
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