The My Lai Massacre
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- My Lai Massacre
- March 1968
- Search-and-destroy mission
- Quang Ngai, South Vietnam
- They had been told that there was a Viet Cong head quarters
- No Viet Cong discovered, only 3 weapons found
- The soldiers had been ordered to destroy all houses, livestock etc.
- Most of them were under the impression that they had been ordered to kill anyone found in the village
- They were told all civilians would be out at the market because it was Saturday
- Most of them were under the impression that they had been ordered to kill anyone found in the village
- 16th March
- Early morning
- between 300-400 civilians dead
- Mostly women, old men and children
- The commanding officers report said that 20 non-combatants had been killed but the rest were reported as Viet Cong
- There was an investigation that ended in the trail for mass murder of Lieutenant William Calley
- In sept 1969 he was formally charged with the murder of 109 people.
- They placed all responsibility on Calley and denied he was acting under orders
- The court case gained masses of media attention
- Aftermath
- The US public were deeply shocked about the tragic events
- It was the clearest evidence that the war had gone wrong
- The US public were deeply shocked about the tragic events
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