We've forgotten the anger in the eyes? of civilians that US killed

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

NEWSDAY also had this article.

http://www.dodgeglobe.com/stories/081503/opi_0815030026.shtml

Friday, August 15, 2003

Larocca: Have we forgotten the anger in the eyes?
By James L. Larocca

Ordinarily, our boats patrolled Vietnam's rivers in pairs. But on this night we had several teams operating together as we launched the Pentagon's latest ingenious scheme for winning the war in the Mekong Delta.
The concept was simple enough: instead of surprising people with conventional gunfire during raids, the boats would first set the houses and buildings on fire with bows and arrows. The brass called this early version of "shock and awe" Operation Flaming Arrow.

Of course, the flimsy huts burned like matchbooks, leaving the families homeless and destitute. The next day, civil action teams of soldiers would arrive bearing sheets of corrugated tin for new roofs and bags of rice to help the villagers get started again. There would also be bars of soap and clothing from church groups in the states.

I remember a particular time when, with the fires still smoldering in the stultifying heat of a Delta morning, the teams distributed boxes of heavy sweaters.

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[Tyler Durden]

1. Marvelous.

Nice to see something as real as this coming from the same state as Fred Phelps.

Helps to restore a little of my faith in humanity.