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Charges dropped against Green Berets - Sep 29, 1969 - HISTORY.com
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Secretary of the Army Stanley Resor announces that the U.S. Army, conceding that it is helpless to enlist the cooperation of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), is dropping the murder charges (of August 6) against eight Special Forces accused of killing a Vietnamese national.
Col. Robert B. Rheault, Commander of the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam, and seven other Green Berets had been charged with premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the summary execution of Thai Khac Chuyen, who had served as an agent for Detachment B-57. Chuyen was reportedly summarily executed for being a double agent who had compromised a secret mission. The case against the Green Berets was ultimately dismissed for reasons of national security when the CIA refused to release highly classified information about the operations in which Detachment B-57 had been involved. Colonel Rheault subsequently retired from the Army.
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Col. Robert B. Rheault, Commander of the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam, and seven other Green Berets had been charged with premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the summary execution of Thai Khac Chuyen, who had served as an agent for Detachment B-57. Chuyen was reportedly summarily executed for being a double agent who had compromised a secret mission. The case against the Green Berets was ultimately dismissed for reasons of national security when the CIA refused to release highly classified information about the operations in which Detachment B-57 had been involved. Colonel Rheault subsequently retired from the Army.
@ SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas Capt Christopher MuellerCPT (Join to see)COL Mikel J. BurroughsSgt Joe LaBrancheSSgt (Join to see)Capt Seid WaddellSrA Christopher Wright LTC Stephen F.PO2 Ed C. PO2 Mark Saffell MSG Tom EarleyPVT James Strait Alan K. PO1 William "Chip" NagelSGT John " Mac " McConnellSSG Leo Bell TSgt Melissa Post
Charges dropped against Green Berets - Sep 29, 1969 - HISTORY.com
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Wasn't COL Rheault accused of curiosity re: the ability of VC to exit a Huey while in flight? (Sans parachute). SP5 Mark Kuzinski
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SFC George Smith
We had a Huey Pilot tod Us the best way to question the Bad guys was to Take 2 up and bring One back ... with a Boat load if info... Just told the Command the missing man tried to escape in mid flight... took flying lessons with out a Plane...
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CSM Charles Hayden
A fellow recently told me his 'selection' for the xxx was based on the effectiveness of his in flight interrogation!
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PVT Raymond Lopez
No he was conducting parachutist training from a fixed wing bird and I remember there were chains around the trainee!
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski Being exonerated and forced to retire. I vaguely remember the reporting on this incident.
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Colonel Robert B. Rheault was a hell of good officer he took care of his troopers he passed October 16, 2013.
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