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363-06071 to 363-06076.pdf
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-06071 to 363-06076
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Title
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Article about about a proposed Việt Cộng policy to "kill-Americans-only"
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Description
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Original title: "kill", Keever's title: "Viet Cong's 'Kill Americans Only' Campaign Frets U.S. Field Adviser", article about a proposed Việt Cộng policy to "kill-Americans-only" and the American response
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Draft transcripts were automatically generated via Google Document AI and are currently under review. Please report significant errors to Archives & Special Collections at archives@unl.edu.
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Transcript
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doope
kill-l
april 29, 1965
SAIGUnd tod States fiold advisors believe the Communist
Viet Cong have launched an all-out "kill-imerienseonly" compaign
in the provincos of Vios Hon.
This mook,
an Amerionn sergeant was seriously wounded by
a mine whilo oné a patrol in a province near Saigon and his friend,
an American captain, lost his right am and shoulder, right leg and
hip. Ho lator diod in the Saigon Haval Hospital, being too critical
to transport to the Philippinong the oorgeent was moved to Manila,
"but bak he'll novor como back here," a friend explained.
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doope
april 29, 1965
"The American sorgeant and captain were on a patrol with 300
Vietnamese," a friend of both explained.
"But the mine wont off
right botwoon them. No Vietnamese were wounded.
At first
"The Viet Cong have been trying to pick off only Americans,
they spotted us because of our uniform so we started waring emotly
what the Vietnamese governmont troops wore. They Thon the Viet Cong
picked us out by boonuse we carried newer weapons than the Vietnameses
so we started using old weapons, My two corgeants are short and fit
in with the sise of yhe the Vietnamoso soldiers--but I'm tall and they
can spot mo miles away. Besides--I wear glasses," he explainod, "and
none of the Vietnamooo do."
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doopo
kill-3
april 29, 1965
ANOMIER American adviser explained that the Viot Cong
conorally shoots at American holicopters rather than approaching
Vietnamono ground patrole unito.
One American advisor recallod ono serious action in February
in a province northwest of Saigon in which Viet Cong quorrillas
wood a tax megaphone to warn the regional forcon company presont
to dosort the district headquartors and their Anorioan advisors. The
company decortod-for all axcopt four mountain tribommon and the
four American advisors.
"The Vintz company just walked out through the frontgate," one
Amoricon advisor explained. "But the Viot Cong paid dearly for the attack-
thono nine hold out a long timo. To don't know if all four Americans
more killed in the attack: or not--but some of thoir bodies wore hooked
to bits and coattored throughout the villago. With the American
captain, theo Viet Cong hung him from the distroo district headquartors
x gato and tied a piece of communications wire to his hand.
(Moro)
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deepe
kill-4
april 29, 1965
"Protty soon, an American-piloted 1-19 recommaissance plane
swooped over and the Viet Cong pulled the cocno-iro and waved tho
American captain's hand. This was a signal for the plane to land-and
sure enough it did. Then they got the American major. We don't
know whether or not they killed him immediately or not--a ni the
officials won't say but his body mi me found with barbed wire wrapped
around his arms and all the moat tom off.
"I've told my sorgpants never to got captured," the American
advisor continued. "I personally will never be captured-1'11 fight to
the ond or kill myself before I'll be captured," he vowed.
Ono Amorioan advisor said that looal intelligence infiontod the
Viet Cong in his district had placed the Amorionn ad of the district
toom at the top of the list to kill, so followed by the Vitnomoso
district chief, and then the two remaining members of the Amorionn
district advisory team,
"To don't know how much money we've got on our heads," tho
American captain explained, "But we know the Viet Cong guerrilla who
kills un could rotiro with the money."
(Moro)
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doope
april 29, 1965
As a result of the "kill-American-only" campaign, Amorioan
advisors said they take a mmbor of personal socurity noasures.
One district advisor said that ovory morning and ovoning, he chooked
to soo whother the Viet Cong have put cumponos cupomder in the
gastank of his Joop or his electric generator, which would cause an
explosion. Ho also chocks for gronden and timobambo within the
engine of his joop before starting it.
Another advisor oxplained that overy that night he mx chookod
under his pillow and blankots for poisonous malos. "That would bo
a very clever way to kill mo," he explained, "and the Viet Cong are
vory olovor."
Ono Amorioan captain a said that when driving on district roads
in their sand-bagged jeep, the American advisors carried their
machineguns in their laps and placed a withoring a blankots of
gunfire along the sides of the rood as they drove sixty miles per hour.
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"It gives us a fooling of confidence to know that our
machineguns are working while we drive," he explained, "Of course,
don't shoot as we go through villages, but we hold overal gronados in
our hands, knowing that if we're fired out in a village wo don could
throw out a grenade. We don't know if we've over it killed anyone on
the roadsideve noves stop. That would be a trap for us and wo'd bo
knocked off for suro."
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doope
kill-6
april 29, 1965
One American advisor explained that ho slept only four hours a
night.
"I co to sloop about 2 a.m. each night, with my radio earplug
in one onr," ho explained, "That car is in my pillow. The other
ear is listening for any noises outside. Of course, 2 I sleep
with my pistol by my side and I always sloop with my classos on.
I'm stono blind without thom."
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Date
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1965, Apr. 29
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Subject
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Terrorism; Mặt tráºn dân tá»™c giải phóng miá»n nam Việt Nam; Propaganda, Anti-American; Colonies
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Location
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Saigon, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6311
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Size
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20 x 26 cm
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Container
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B187, F5
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Format
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dispatches
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Collector
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Language
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English
