Young orphaned boy weeps near the wreckage of his home in the village of Phanh Ben and-Thanh ly, which was attacked by Viet Cong terrorists on June 10, 1970. Over 150 innocent civilian villagers, mainly women, children, and elders, were killed during the raid due to their refusal to support local Viet Cong activities or provide rice to the Communists.

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