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Green Berets are charged with murder - Aug 06, 1969 - HISTORY.com
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The U.S. Army announces that Colonel Robert B. Rheault, Commander of the Fifth Special Forces Group in Vietnam, and seven other Green Berets have been charged with premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the summary execution of a Vietnamese national, 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 Central Intelligence Agency refused to release highly classified information about the operations in which Detachment B-57 had been involved. Colonel Rheault subsequently retired from the Army.
Green Berets are charged with murder - Aug 06, 1969 - HISTORY.com
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Always great when the CIA is involved...nothing sketchy there. Morning Mark
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MSgt Dale Johnson
They did some weird stuff at times. I remember in SE Asia I was called to repair aircraft in a special compound. I was told that weren't even any aircraft assigned there.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
MSgt Dale Johnson - It was no doubt just a transit aircraft, maybe . Actually one person I worked with had been a pilot of a U10 which was a single prop, high wing aircraft. He flew in Vietnam and could carry a small number of people or cargo. The would clear hillsides and He would land going up the hill so He could slow to a stop before He ran out of hill. Taking off went downhill to pick up speed. Often came in sideways to reduce air speed, straightened out and the landed. Often it was places He landed for Special Forces, "Green Beret" areas. Shown in this picture is a U10 with was a STOL aircraft, short takeoff and landing.
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CW5 John M.
It is an amazing machine. I saw one (showing off) take off sideways to the runway at Can Tho AAF one time in Vietnam. It was a fantastic C/STOL demonstration. The civilian version is called a Helio Courier. The Helio Courier is a cantilever high-wing light C/STOL utility aircraft designed in 1949. It was used extensively on the Mission field by missionary aviation organizations such as JAARS (Jungle Aviation and Radio Service) in some of the toughest air operational areas in the world. It can operate in rough, remote areas almost as good as a helicopter, and far cheaper.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
CW5 John M. - I did understand that was a pretty popular aircraft in remote areas exactly for the reasons You stated. I guess pilots is some places in remote places in Alaska love them also.
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Usual treatment of a spy during wartime. Wonder who was pushing for the charges?
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There may be justification for summary executions in wartime, depending on the specific facts of each instance. Rules of engagement and wartime laws must be adhered to. Investigations are also warranted to determine whether the execution was justifiable. Those doing the executions had better be right - or suffer the consquences of being tried for war crimes. If politics or "spin" enter into the picture, things can really get messy. IMHO.
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