Hackworth added that "the 9th Division had the lowest weapons-captured-to-enemy-killed ratio in Vietnam." According to Hackworth, Ewell's policies would later earn him the nickname the "Butcher of the Delta" from members of the 9th Division. Nick Turse in his book Kill Anything That Moves asserts that "free fire zones", where any human present could be killed, helped the 9th Division achieve an unlikely enemy-to-GI kill ratio of 134:1 in April 1969.
Hackworth noted that "the 9th Division had the lowest weapons-captured-to-enemy-killed ratio during the Vietnam War." Hackworth believed Ewell's tactics would later be called the "Butcher of the Delta" by members of the 9th Division. Nick Turse, in his book "Kill Anything That Moves," argues that "free fire zones," where any person could be killed, contributed to the 9th Division achieving a remarkable enemy-to-GI kill ratio of 134:1 in April 1969.