They (US armed forces) burnt down villages/huts/hooches in VC areas after the people had been removed to prevent them being used as staging areas for attacks.
Yes, that is explained in the documentary
159 posted on 09/01/2004 5:38:37 PM PDT by Mo1
(FR NEWS ALERT .... John Kerry over dosed on Botox and thinks he's Bob KerrEy)
The question I have is there anything in the PBS documentary that connects Kerry to any of the village burnings?
166 posted on 09/01/2004 5:51:56 PM PDT by CedarDave
(Viet Nam Vet, USN Coastal Div. 13, Cat Lo, XO USCG patrol boat, 1968: No atrocities on my watch!)