] "I decided to swim %u2026 but I changed my mind after
] seeing U.S. helicopters firing on and killing people who
] tried to cross the river."
]
] He watched horrified as a family of five was shot dead as
] they tried to cross. Then, he "helped bury a man by the
] river bank, with my own hands."
]
] "I kept walking along the river for two hours and I could
] still see some U.S. snipers ready to shoot anyone who
] might swim. I quit the idea of crossing the river and
] walked for about five hours through orchards."

Didn't Kerry characterize "free-fire" zones as war crimes?

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