Chinh-Hunnicutt Affair

Chinh-Hunnicutt Affair

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:

"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]

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