The South Vietnamese government executes three accused Viet Cong agents held at Da Nang. They did it at night to prevent foreign photographers from recording it, but nevertheless, the story got out. Three days later, a clandestine Viet Cong radio station announced North Vietnam's execution of two U.S. soldiers held captive since 1963, as "war criminals."
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Sep 23, 1965:
South Vietnam executes three accused VC agents
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This Week in History, Sep 23 - Sep 29
- Sep 23, 1965
- South Vietnam executes three accused VC agents
- Sep 23, 1969
- Chicago 8 trial opens in Chicago
- Sep 24, 1963
- McNamara and Taylor assess situation in Vietnam
- Sep 24, 1967
- Political instability continues in South Vietnam
- Sep 25, 1969
- Congressional opponents of Nixon Vietnam policy renew opposition
- Sep 26, 1945
- First American soldier killed in Vietnam
- Sep 26, 1969
- Nixon responds to critics
- Sep 27, 1967
- Antiwar sentiment increases
- Sep 27, 1969
- Thieu comments on Nixon's Vietnamization policy
- Sep 28, 1968
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