- Tiger Force was an elite platoon that went on a rampage during the Vietnam War, killing hundreds of Vietnamese men, women and children12. The soldiers mutilated bodies, wore necklaces made of human ears and executed unarmed civilians at close range12. It was the longest known series of continuous war crimes in the history of the Vietnam War1. The Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigated war-crime allegations against Tiger Force and found that 18 soldiers had perpetrated crimes, though none were ever charged3.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.For seven months in 1967, an elite platoon known as Tiger Force went on a rampage, killing hundreds of Vietnamese men, women and children. The soldiers mutilated bodies, wore necklaces made of human ears and executed unarmed civilians at close range. It was the longest known series of continuous war crimes in the history of the Vietnam War.www.salon.com/2006/05/24/weiss_2/
"Women and children were intentionally blown up in underground bunkers. Elderly farmers were shot as they toiled in the fields. Prisoners were tortured and executed — their ears and scalps severed for souvenirs. One soldier kicked out the teeth of executed civilians for their gold fillings."
www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/vietnam-…The Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) investigated war-crime allegations against Tiger Force and found that 18 soldiers had perpetrated crimes, though none were ever charged. Several were allowed to resign from the military, meaning they were unable to be charged due to the decision in Toth v. Quarles.www.vietnamwarera.com/war-crimes - People also ask
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In the 2014 book Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett, character Jasper Murray is enlisted in the military and assigned to Tiger Force in Vietnam. He witnesses and is forced to participate in several war crimes, such as rape and murder of a Vietnamese family and using Vietnamese peasants as "mine dogs" to detect mines … See more
Tiger Force was the name of a long-range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) unit of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade (Separate), 101st Airborne Division, which fought in the Vietnam War from November … See more
The platoon-sized unit, approximately 45 paratroopers, was organized by Major David Hackworth in November 1965 to "outguerrilla the … See more
• Lt. Col. David Hackworth, unit founder
• Lt. Dennis Foley
• Lt. James Hawkins (implicated in leading nearly all… See more• Sallah, Michael and Mitch Weiss. "Investigators will question ex-GIs about killing spree Archived 2008-03-30 at the Wayback Machine."… See more
On October 19, 2003, Michael D. Sallah, a reporter at The Blade (Toledo) newspaper, obtained unreleased, confidential records of U.S. Army commander Henry Tufts. One file in these records … See more
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