Original sentence: However, three Viet Cong defectors identified the site (according to Pike) and assisted US troops in locating the site, and two South Vietnamese teenagers who escaped at the last possible moment stated that they heard machinegun fire and grenades as they escaped through the jungle.None of the people killed at Da Mai creek were PAVN or PLAF troops.Porter also claims that Pike stated there were 428 bodies at Da Mai creek, but Pike reported 428 bodies "identified".The accuracy of the translation of these documents have been disputed by Gareth Porter and Edward S Herman
Edited sentence: However, three Viet Cong defectors identified the site (according to Pike) and assisted US troops in locating the site, and two South Vietnamese teenagers who escaped at the last possible moment stated that they heard machinegun fire and grenades as they escaped through the jungle.. Porter also claims that Pike stated there were 428 bodies at Da Mai creek, but Pike reported 428 bodies "identified".The truthfulness of the translation of these documents have been disputed by Gareth Porter and Edward S Herman