Question

Morley Safer's 1965 television report showed American forces _____. setting fire to a Vietnamese village fighting North Vietnamese troops looting Saigon refusing to participate in a mission

Answer 1

The correct answer is "setting fire to a Vietnamese village". In 1965 one of the first conflicts being transmitted by television was American forces setting fire to a Vietnamese village during the Vietnam War. This event was covered by Morley Safer and was aired by the CBS news. This was relevant as it pictured a dark aspect of the American invasion and make people to oppose to this conflict.

Answer 2

Morley Safer's 1965 television report showed American forces setting fire to a Vietnamese village.

He was one of the first ones to paint a black image of what the American Army was doing in Vietnam.