Hangul 김기태 Revised Romanization Gim Gi-tae | McCune–Reischauer Kim Ki-t'ae Name Kim Ki-tae | |
Kim Ki-tae (김기태; born c. 1935) is a reserve colonel in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) Marine Corps. Kim was known as a confessor of some civilian massacres of the Vietnam War.
Vietnam War
Kim Ki-tae was an ROK Marine Corps captain and commanded the Seventh Company, Second Battalion, 2nd Marine Brigade during the Vietnam War.
Kim confessed to Hankyoreh in 2000 that some South Korean marines committed massacres of Vietnamese civilians. His company conducted some massacres during Operation Dragon Eye (Yong Anh Plan) in 1966.
References
Kim Ki-tae (military) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA