Chinh-Hunnicutt Affair
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The Chinh-Hunnicutt affair, referred to in the Pentagon Papers
, was a scandal concerning the proper role of U.S. Military advisors during the Vietnam War
. For the following reasons, Colonel Hunnicutt was accused of misusing his position as Senior Advisor:
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers, officially titled United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political-military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967...
, was a scandal concerning the proper role of U.S. Military advisors during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. For the following reasons, Colonel Hunnicutt was accused of misusing his position as Senior Advisor:
"trying to have the CG removed, of attempting to dismiss other division officers, of bypassing the chain of command, and of destroying the "spirit of cooperation between Americans and Vietnamese.'"http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pentagon2/pent10.htm