Massacre at My Lai

So seems like the US Army, led by Lieutenant Calley, were expecting to find Viet Cong soldiers in the village of My Lai, but all they found were women and children. They barely found any weapons. No shots were ever shot against the American soldiers. They killed all of the villagers (all 500 of them) anyway. Absolutely senseless, disgusting, atrocious, one of the worst moments in American history. The massacre ended only when Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson, a helicopter pilot returning from a recon mission, saw what was happening, and planted himself between the soldiers and the women and children. Thompson mentioned that upon his return from Vietnam, he was ostracized and received death threats. Only afterwards did he receive the Soldier’s medal, the highest award in the army for bravery not involving direct contact with the enemy.

Just one of many many American society-shaking things that happened in 1968. 202006011502

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Date

February 22, 2023

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