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73 civilians and 15 CORDS workers were killed in the attack and a further 103 civilians were wounded. 570 homes were destroyed in the attack and the resulting fires leaving almost 2,800 people homeless. The defenders claim to have killed 4 VC.
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The attack began at 23:10 on 28 June 1968 with a mortar attack. Many of the civilians took shelter in their defensive bunkers and then between 75 and 300 VC moved through the village throwing
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into bunkers killing their occupants and starting fires. Other villagers fled toward the CAP position, blocking the forces there from engaging the attackers. Soldiers from the
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were landed at the CAP position by helicopters approximately 30 minutes after the attack began but they waited until dawn to move into the village.
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Sơn Trà was a fishing village located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of
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Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support
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Bình Sơn District
Quảng Ngãi Province
South Vietnam
Coordinates
15°23′10″N 108°46′41″E / 15.386°N 108.778°E / 15.386; 108.778
Massacre
Viet Cong
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Mass killings
Vietnam War
Châu Đốc
Huế Phật Đản
Xá Lợi Pagoda
U.S. Embassy bombing
Saigon bombing
Bình An/Tây Vinh
Bình Tai
Bình Hòa
Thủy Bồ
Đắk Sơn
Huế
Phong Nhị and Phong Nhất
Hà My
Mỹ Lai
Sơn Trà
Thanh Phong
Sơn Thắng
Thạnh Mỹ

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