What did ‘service’ Vietnam render during that conflict?

Ho’s speech proclaiming Vietnam’s independence contains a demand that the free world supports that independence in part as payment for services rendered during World War 2. What did ‘service’ Vietnam render during that conflict?
Ho claims that Vietnam’s independence is consistent with the philosophical principles which the Allies claimed were paramount during World War 2. What principles was Ho referring to, and does he make references to occasions where those principles were reasserted?
In the speech, Ho mentions crimes committed by the French during their occupation of Vietnam. Which crimes, as you read them, were in your opinion most severe and justified Vietnamese independence?
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