My Lai massacre - Wikipedia
The My Lai massacre (/ m iː l aɪ / mee ly; Vietnamese: Thảm sát Mỹ Lai [tʰâːm ʂǎːt mǐˀ lāːj] ⓘ) was a war crime committed by the United States Army on 16 March 1968, involving the mass murder of unarmed civilians in Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War. [1]
My Lai Massacre: Vietnam War & Colin Powell ‑ HISTORY
2009年11月9日 · The My Lai massacre was an attack on the Vietnamese village of My Lai during the Vietnam War, when hundreds of civilians were raped and murdered by U.S. troops.
My Lai Massacre | Facts, Map, & Photos | Britannica
2024年10月21日 · My Lai Massacre, mass killing of as many as 500 unarmed villagers by U.S. soldiers in the hamlet of My Lai on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War. My Lai, a subdivision of Son My village, was located in the province of Quang Ngai, roughly 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Quang Ngai city.
List of massacres in Vietnam - Wikipedia
Many Buddhist temples across South Vietnam, most notably the Xá Lợi Pagoda in Saigon Estimates range up to hundreds Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces under orders from Ngô Đình Nhu
My Lai Massacre: 33 Photos Of The U.S. War Crime That Went …
2017年10月11日 · On March 16, 1968, U.S. Army soldiers acting on orders from their commanding officers massacred several hundred innocent Vietnamese civilians. The men were killed, while many of the women were also raped, their bodies mutilated, and their children slaughtered right in front of them.
The My Lai Massacre | American Experience | PBS
On March 16, 1968 the angry and frustrated men of Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division entered the Vietnamese village of My Lai. "This is what you've been waiting for -- search and...
The “My Lai Massacre” – Lessons from 50 Years Ago
2024年3月14日 · On March 16, 1968, Army 2nd Lieut. William L. Calley and his platoon murdered between 350 and 500 unarmed and unresisting Vietnamese civilians at the small South Vietnamese village of My Lai-4.
The My Lai massacre - Alpha History
The Vietnam War produced many indiscriminate killings, civilian casualties and war crimes. Perhaps the best known is the killing of Vietnamese villagers by American soldiers at My Lai. In March 1968 soldiers from ‘Charlie’ Company, deployed in the coastal province of Quang Ngai, were sent into areas believed to house Viet Cong soldiers and ...
'Descent Into Darkness': Looking Back at the My Lai Massacre
2017年9月18日 · On March 16, 1968, a U.S. Army platoon was sent on a search and destroy mission to a South Vietnamese village thought to be sheltering Viet Cong guerrillas. What happened next became one of the most infamous episodes in American military history.
Abstract: This handbook is designed to inform advisors at all levels of the structure and nature of the Vietnamese village. It covers the traditional village leadership, village government, village economy, village security, and the advisory role.