I cannot explain why it happened. I just wish our crew that day could have helped more people than we did. As Thompson spoke, the crowd surged forward to catch a glimpse of the pilot hailed as a hero. Many in the crowd, particularly Vietnamese soldiers, applauded after his brief remarks. An honor guard carried wreaths to the memorial honoring massacre victims, a statue that depicts some people dying and others comforting the dying.
Mourners set places for the dead at funeral feasts and burned incense.
They also burned fake paper money in the hopes that the deceased could use it in the afterlife. A peaceful, flower-strewn park surrounded by rice paddies, it features headstones marking graves and sites of mass killings, along with a museum with graphic photos of the massacre. I believe in my heart and pray to God that we can achieve peace on Earth. With this park of peace, we have created a green, rolling, living monument to peace. The memorial 'Every day, I remember' Former U.S. and Vietnamese soldiers were present for the ceremony, but no diplomats from the United States attended.