Mass Grave of Communist Soldiers Found in Vietnam
A Vietnamese military official says a mass grave containing the remains of 35 communist commandos killed during the Tet Offensive was found.
The colonel says officials discovered the grave after being tipped off by a former driver for the U.S.-backed South Vietnam government. He says it took three days of digging to find the bodies.
The Vietnamese soldiers were rounded up and killed by South Vietnamese forces after attacking a U.S. air base in 1968 during the offensive, which is considered a turning point in the Vietnam War.
The discovery comes as the apparent remains of three American soldiers killed during the war are sent back to the U.S. to be identified.
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The colonel says officials discovered the grave after being tipped off by a former driver for the U.S.-backed South Vietnam government. He says it took three days of digging to find the bodies.
The Vietnamese soldiers were rounded up and killed by South Vietnamese forces after attacking a U.S. air base in 1968 during the offensive, which is considered a turning point in the Vietnam War.
The discovery comes as the apparent remains of three American soldiers killed during the war are sent back to the U.S. to be identified.