VIETNAM - 06 December 1968 - Two battalions of Viet Cong systematically killed 252 civilians in a "vengeance" attack on the small hemlet of Dak Son. T

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VIETNAM - 06 December 1968 - Two battalions of Viet Cong systematically killed 252 civilians in a "vengeance" attack on the small hemlet of Dak Son. Tears are streaming down the face of little three-year-old survivor - Dieu Do - now homeless and fatherless. Human rights abuses were common by both biligerents during the Vietnam War - Photo: Geopix/USIA

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