History Bến Tre






the french occupied bến tre in 1867.


vietnam war

a famous quote vietnam war statement attributed unnamed u.s. officer ap correspondent peter arnett in writing bến tre city on 7 february 1968:



became necessary destroy town save , united states major said today. talking decision allied commanders bomb , shell town regardless of civilian casualties, rout vietcong.



the quote became distorted in subsequent publications, becoming more familiar, had destroy village in order save it. victor davis hanson, writing conservative national review online, has called question accuracy of original quote , source.


arnett never revealed source, did came 1 of 4 officers interviewed day. united states army major phil cannella, senior officer present @ bến tre, suggested quote might have been distortion of had said arnett. @ time, new republic attributed quote u.s. air force major chester l. brown.


in walter cronkite s 1971 book, eye on world, arnett re-asserted quote 1 american major said me in moment of revelation. however, american veteran captain michael d. miller wrote in 2006 heard comment being made major booris @ press briefing.








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