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The My Lai Massacre (Vietnamese: ; /ˌmaɪˈleɪ, ˌmaɪˈlaɪ|-/ , ) was the mass murder conducted by a unit of the U.S. Army on March 16, 1968 of 347 to 504 unarmed citizen...
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Reports and subsequent trials ... The My Lai Massacre ... Eighty soldiers were initially under investigation for the My Lai massacre. Twenty-five officers and enlisted men, including Lt. Calley and his superior officer Capt. Medina, were eventually charged with crimes. Only six cases were ever tried.
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A site dedicated to the explication of thecourts-martial of Lt. Calley and Ernest Medina resulting from their roles in the massacre at My Lai village. Records from the court-martial, maps, images, Peers Commission Reoprt, essays, and other materials pertinent to the My Lai cases are included. ... My Lai Chain of Command...
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My Lai, Courts-Martial, Lt. William Calley, Captain Ernest Medina ... The cover-up of the My Lai massacre began almost as soon as the killing ended. Official army reports of the operation proclaimed a great victory: 128 enemy dead, only one American casualty (one soldier intentionally shot himself in the foot).
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THE MY LAI MASSACRE: ... The Melbourne Sunday Observer -- the original paper of that name which campaigned against Australian involvement as a US surrogate in the Vietnam War -- published photographs of the My Lai massacre in December 1969. It was prosecuted for "obscenity" but the charge was later dropped.
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The My Lai Massacre ... 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 -- ... In the Trenches: Weapons of War | The My Lai Massacre | The M.I.A. Issue | The Language of War...
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The My Lai massacre, which took place on the morning of March 16, 1968, was a watershed in the history of modern American combat, and a turning point in the public perception of the Vietnam War. ... Charlie Company had arrived in Vietnam three months before the My Lai massacre.
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