Interview with Edward J. Banks, 1982

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Edward J. Banks commanded a battalion of Marines in Vietnam. He recalls his first combat mission and discusses the challenges of distinguishing enemy Viet Cong from Vietnamese civilians. He outline...

Edward J. Banks commanded a battalion of Marines in Vietnam. He recalls his first combat mission and discusses the challenges of distinguishing enemy Viet Cong from Vietnamese civilians. He outlines the strategy of "œsearch and destroy" and describes a mission to clear the village of Thuy Bo, a mission later reported as a massacre by the civilians living there.

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