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mee tet ee ( "As T watched dhe purst:y Gewitince bet ct hip citcie overnead, furpine in- t&. plead t.c.7 Cas ¢f innocence tc the machine in tre sic’, aenume . Frente for deat. Tne benting tne cvluane are taking in vil: war is bevond adequate description.” meri Beles 2.00 7 Preaica’ Tosrasisn G@oarr Nox Vemex Fe>ruast lyes “Sack sitovi.2: were and are the lez Zica’ eon. SEU ET eS of 8 wer doce: of against ar enemy indisticguishabie fram the peonie ’ Letter to tne ed:cor of the New Fork 7:mes Srate war correspondent. Orviue and Jonathan Sche!, November 26, 1969 We do not know who may have ordered the mas- sacres a: Song My. Be. tre Unired Steves milltary authocides have conducted th: war in Vietnam by driving the peopie from their homes, burning anc desirvying villages, Widespreac and indiscriminay attacks on the country- Wide, extensive and persistent programs to eliminate NLF village leaders, and other forms of pinage and killing. In such s war there is 2 continuing slaughter of the people. Lit: becomes cheap. Atrocity becomes common- place. What one side does “justifies” the otner. Whether or not Song My was ordered from higher up, # is mot a unique case of slaughter among civijians. Tt is part of the broad pattern of civilian casualties in this war. The American Friends Service Committee has been dealing with the consequences of indiscriminate attacks fr Vietnam for years, in our service to civilian war vie- tims ir Quang Ngai Provinee. Since 1966, Quaker Service doctors, nurses, artificia’ limb-makers, physica! thera» pists, and other staff membere have been working in eonjunction with the Quang Ngai Province Hospital. Song My is close by-—-eome six miles away. Also close by are many othe: hamlets and villages which have been fire-bombed and attacked from sir, land and sea by bombs, shells and bullets. ix miles from Seng ea? 1 ee ate - 8 ere , ” Tr OE Se a a 2 Ly 4 ~) ye f ¢ Agr a Cont TAT AS QuAKER- MET AM, Pee eT me sed Ten mone nd oni vi cc; was wt ¥ rye vd Ne gemetee i ae sean 5 mee game ova The Cy MO NOUS. POM FOE Mean pele Spe 7 EN OU me ~ oe oe 8 ow ow bbe Pe mewvie TA. dy VE CHE OD ON Seg OOF wit Odette Guan OF mk ONT car ~ cub: Prawn onde. . free To vie cal- ane ere we wor a end Cus nen ine nee we at> ct me ato vi oayee v3 rie ene et OF Noe wat Mat tae ote oniwe 7S serednee Besant + maw Dt oe al New CPnw Rey. a AS . OuAMEE seavice - *WIETRAM DUAE RS MPT MT I TME Breem™ ae! EDUdLTY OF oo Mee. Kot Owrn 303 Veet we amr DEEN MAAEEE BY TE OM, ANE ODOOLED TO Tee wal 08 neta Pace YS ALSO COMPLET OF SFE 90 eee mene ar" tam emcees TMEV OCCUP ARR TS Semet *MOsE tax aRO MPSARO TO THOM Rant AP rece salioined ews, bal Y oad Aeyt alt iad a a ae Gatepos: at ASS Po wnt. at Qcang Nga, Socth Vietnam Our staff at Quang Nga! have chserved helicopters and bombers firing from overhead, have heard the artil- lery harassment and interdiction fire, have done what they can to help the thousands of wounded and maimed civilians thatstream inte Quang Ngai from the surround- ing hamlets after these actions. We have seen some die and some survive. We have seen some wounds heal weR and sume poorly. We have put arms on some, legs on others, and boik arms and legs or sti: others. We are sickened by the continuing slaughter. We shalt stay in Quang Ngal doing what we can until the slaughter stops. But patching up broken bodies of women and children is not our goal, It is our burden. The goa! ia peace in Vietnam. The goal is a ewift end to this atrocious war. American Friends Service Committee Henry Bearits, Chairman AFSC REGIONAL OFFICES | I wiah to help the A.F.S.C. work at home for peace and in Vietnars 319 F. 25th Street 1818 8. Main Street te alleviate human suffering. (P.0. Box 1791) encloue & to Committee Incresse public Baltimore, Md. 21218 High Point, N.C. 27260 x mapport in the United giales for ad immediate end to the war. 48 Inman Street 15 Rutherford Placa % T encloer $1 help provide medical nd ote hoat Cambridge, Mass.02189 New York, N.Y. 10003 407 8. Dearborn Street $80 N. Fair Oaks Ave. (P.0. Box 991} Chicago, Ill. 60605 Pasadena, Calif, 91103 916 Safem Avenue 2160 Lake Street Dayton, Ohio 45406 San Pranciaen, Calif, 94321 manitarian ald te Vietnamese civilian war sufferers without regard to polltical beliefa. Contributions to A.F.S.C, are deductible for income tex purposes. s Adéress______ State .____ Pip 2 L100F 5 fee RY Ae SNE RONAN CONTE i] ©