Kim Ki-tae

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Kim Ki-tae
Hangul 김기태
Revised Romanization Gim Gi-tae
McCune–Reischauer Kim Ki-t'ae
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Ki-tae (김기태) (born c. 1935) is a reserve Republic of Korean Marine Colonel. Kim was known as a confessor of some civilian massacres of the Vietnam War.

Vietnam war

Kim Ki-tae was a Republic of Korean Marine Captain and commanded his Seventh Company, Second Battalion, 2nd Marine Brigade of the ROK Marines during the Vietnam war.[1]

Kim Ki-tae confessed to Hankyoreh, some South Korean Marines civilian massacres in 2000.[2][3][4] His company conducted some massacres during the Operation Dragon Eye (Yong Anh Plan) in 1966.[1][2][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Armstrong, p. 529
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 최해리 (May 11, 2000). "베트남, 용서와 화해의 출발". Hankyoreh. Retrieved 17 July 2011. 
  3. ↑ Armstrong, p. 530
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hwang Sang Cheol. "A retired colonel, Kim Ki Tae, tells of systematic killings of Vietnamese civilians by Korea soldiers during the Vietnam War.". Hankyoreh. Retrieved 17 July 2011. 

Sources

  • Armstrong, Charles (2001). Critical asian studies, Volume 33, Issue 4 :America's Korea, Korea's Vietnam. Routledge. 

See also

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