1:42:02
Do you swear or affirm...
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that the evidence you shal I give
in this case...
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shall be the truth,
the whole truth...
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and nothing but the truth,
so help you God?
1:42:09
Yes, I do.
1:42:11
Will you please state
your name for the court?
1:42:13
- My name is Bin Le Cao.
- In 1968, you were a colonel...
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with the North Vietnamese army,
B3 regiment, involved in a fight...
1:42:20
with American marines at Ca Lu
in the Quang Tri province?
1:42:24
Yes, I was.
1:42:25
Will you tell the court
about that battle?
1:42:27
We were aware that
small units of Americans...
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ryere ryeryr
my company of men.
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We found ourselves
behind your forces.
1:42:37
This was lucky for us
because we were out numbered.
1:42:44
Do you recognize
this man?
1:42:48
Yes.
1:42:50
Did he capture you and your
radio operator that day?{154315}{154341}Yes.
1:42:53
Did he remove your weapons
and place you under armed guard?
1:42:57
Yes.
1:42:58
Did you consider yourself
a prisoner of war?
1:43:00
Yes.
1:43:02
Did he execute
your radio operator?
1:43:07
Yes.
1:43:08
You personally saw him shoot
a fellow prisoner of war?
1:43:11
Yes.
1:43:14
Where did he shoot him?
1:43:16
In the head.
1:43:18
Thank you.
No further questions.
1:43:24
Were your men annihilating
that platoon of marines?
1:43:28
Yes.
1:43:30
Did Colonel Childers force you
to call your men off?
1:43:33
Yes.
1:43:35
Do you believe his actions
were calculated to save...
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the lives of American marines?
- Yes.
1:43:41
Would you have done the same
thing Colonel Childers did...
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if the situation
had been reversed?
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Colonel Cao, would you have shot...
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a captive American radio operator
in the head if you thought...
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it would persuade Colonel Childers
to spare the lives of your own men?