SEOUL — A 72-year-old veteran confessed that his military unit killed local civilians, unable to differentiate them with Viet Cong guerrillas, also known as Vietnamese communists. A war veteran admitted that some of the dispatched South Korean troops killed non-military locals during the Vietnam War (1960-1975). Korea sent troops to Vietnam during its civil war in an effort to push the communists back. ADVERTISEMENTThere have been voices, both domestic and international, calling for the Korean government to recognize and apologize for the massacres of Vietnamese civilians by its troops, during the war. The veteran explained that in almost every operation, the military killed some civilians, mistaking them for the enemy.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 26, 2017 09:33 UTC