The ruin of houses in Hanoi after getting bombed by American planes during the “Christmas bombing 1972” where 1,624 Vietnamese civilians lost their life to American bombs [544 x 550]
"The operation was conducted from 18 to 29 December 1972, leading to several informal names such as "The December Raids" and "The Christmas Bombings". 1,624 civilians killed". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Linebacker_II
The communists pulled off their own holiday special, the Tet Offensive. (Tet is a major holiday in Vietnam culture) …
There were 14,000 civilians killed, and 24,000 wounded. At the Massacre at Huế alone… "Victims included women, men, children, and infants.[2] The estimated death toll was between 2,800 and 6,000 civilians and prisoners of war,[1][3] or 5–10% of the total population of Huế.[4] The Republic of Vietnam released a list of 4,062 victims identified as having been either murdered or abducted.[5][6] Victims were found bound, tortured, and sometimes buried alive. Many victims were also clubbed to death.[7][8][9]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_at_Huế http://ngothelinh.tripod.com/pix/tn_hue11.jpg
Sinistyr60
wouldn’t have happened if their leaders hadn’t tried to play games at the Paris peace talks…just sayin’…
chrome-spokes
"The operation was conducted from 18 to 29 December 1972, leading to several informal names such as "The December Raids" and "The Christmas Bombings". 1,624 civilians killed". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Linebacker_II
The communists pulled off their own holiday special, the Tet Offensive. (Tet is a major holiday in Vietnam culture) …
There were 14,000 civilians killed, and 24,000 wounded. At the Massacre at Huế alone… "Victims included women, men, children, and infants.[2] The estimated death toll was between 2,800 and 6,000 civilians and prisoners of war,[1][3] or 5–10% of the total population of Huế.[4] The Republic of Vietnam released a list of 4,062 victims identified as having been either murdered or abducted.[5][6] Victims were found bound, tortured, and sometimes buried alive. Many victims were also clubbed to death.[7][8][9]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_at_Huế
http://ngothelinh.tripod.com/pix/tn_hue11.jpg
Sinistyr60
wouldn’t have happened if their leaders hadn’t tried to play games at the Paris peace talks…just sayin’…