On March 16, 1968, soldiers of Charlie Company massacred between 347 and 504 unarmed Vietnamese civilians — almost all women, children, and elderly — in the village of My Lai. The Army's after-action report called it a success, claiming 128 'enemy' killed. The coverup lasted 20 months until soldier Ron Ridenhour wrote letters to Congress and Seymour Hersh's Pulitzer-winning investigation exposed the truth. The Peers Commission recommended charges against 28 officers for the coverup, but only Lt. William Calley was convicted — serving just 3.5 years of house arrest.
The US Army massacred up to 504 unarmed civilians at My Lai and covered it up for 20 months
“Something rather dark and bloody did indeed occur sometime in March 1968 in a village called Pinkville in the Republic of Viet Nam.”
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“128 Viet Cong killed in action. Light engagement with enemy forces in Son My village.”
— US Army Task Force Barker · Mar 1968
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“128 Viet Cong killed in action. Light engagement with enemy forces in Son My village.”
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