Kim Ki-tae is a reserve Republic of Korean Marine Colonel

Colonel

Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

. Kim was known as a confessor of some civilian massacres of 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...

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Vietnam war

Kim Ki-tae was a Republic of Korean Marine Captain

Captain (OF-2)

The army rank of captain is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to command of a company of soldiers. The rank is also used by some air forces and marine forces. Today a captain is typically either the commander or second-in-command of a company or artillery battery...

 and commanded his Seventh Company, Second Battalion, 2nd Marine Brigade

2nd Marine Brigade (Republic of Korea)

The 2nd Marine Division , notably known as Blue Dragon , is an infantry division of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps.-History:On June 1, 1965, Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky requested military aid from the Republic of Korea...

 of the ROK Marines during the Vietnam war.

Kim Ki-tae confessed to Hankyoreh, some South Korean Marines civilian massacres in 2000. His company conducted some massacres during the Operation Dragon Eye (Yong Anh Plan) in 1966.

See also

• Binh Tai massacre
  Binh Tai massacre
  The Binh Tai massacre was a massacre conducted by the South Korean Forces on 9 October 1966 of 68 citizens in Binh Tai village, Phuoc Binh of Song Be Province in South Vietnam.-Investigation:...