https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Tre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Tre "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it', a United States major said to

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Tre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Tre "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it', a United States major said today. He was talking about the decision by allied commanders to bomb and shell the town regardless of civilian casualties, to rout the Vietcong."