My Lai Memories - Vietnam

Movie revisits massacre of My Lai

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43 years ago a US Army unit stormed the Vietnamese village of My Lai and went on a killing spree that left hundreds of civilians dead. Now a Vietnamese director has made a movie about this infamous massacre.

For survivors of My Lai, the film 'Letters from Son My' brings back terrible memories: "the American soldiers entered the village, they rounded the villagers up...and started killing". But they weren't Viet Cong; the Americans were in the wrong place. Once they got there, they panicked and the massacre began. One woman recalls, "they shot at us... I was lying in the ditch pretending to be dead... children were screaming".

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[KenjiWatanabe1]

I'd really like to wipe that smile off her face...

Murder heehee, I look gorgeous on camera, look at me mum heehee.

[angiet937]

Don''t let this be a reflection of the American people, I am American and no one that i know nor myself is proud of this. I hate war.

[rahagbab]

@MrSpemat It's more severe when you have the blood of millions on your hands than that of dozens.

[nghl984]

4:45 she is only 1 years old

[XShynobiX]

@tacoman975

The US wanted to halt Soviet economy. Not for democracy.

[MaryAnn4peace]

Be beware of the ones who promise freedom and justice, but with their ruthless actions show their real faces, like the Lord said about the scribes and pharisees, like whitewashed toombs, but inside full of deadmens bones. America and your Nato idiot allies keep your ass home. You all got enough dirt in your own houses, and when the Hounds of War come home, dont give them a hero's welcome, but a zero's welcome. But most of all, hold the ones who give the orders, criminally responsible.

W. Bock

[tacoman974]

@TheThomasto123 Know your history... The north vietnamese invaded the South democratic nation after they split. Using a series of tunnels and complex routes, they transported vietcong down south and posed as villagers or used propaganda to achieve support to kill the US soldiers. Its merely a form of self defense to never let your guard down and kill villagers who they might seem threaten. None were mistaken and a documentary of Vietcong general admits some villagers ambushed soldiers...

[tacoman974]

@TheThomasto123 Innocence is a very general word with no real meaning. How do you know they were innocent. Guerilla warfare includes using "innocent supporters" to kill the agressors... aka people like 6 year olds and old women. Happens today and happens tomorrow. Just because these people are "old" and "young" and not carrying a gun/wearing uniform doesnt mean they wont kill you. If someone invaded my country and i see them around.. i wouldn't hesitate to kill them. This is called self defense

[tacoman974]

@MrSpemat Not to mention, Germany obviously wanted to take over the whole world and rid the world of an impure race. It was evident when they invaded most of West hemisphere. We did none of the sort. If you want to blame Americans, blame them for wanting democracy as the main form of government... there is a reason why we fight these wars. So countries wouldn't fall to communism and eventually engulf east hemisphere.

[tacoman974]

@MrSpemat There is a big difference. America rounded up villagers and killed them because it was evident that several villages supported VietCong and did in fact use these villagers as part of guerilla warfare. If randomly, villagers would come up in the middle of night, including 6 year old with fragmentation grenades and guns to kill the soldiers and hide, you wouldn't think twice of torturing those villagers or herding them up at the least? Germany did a massacre on an innocent race.

[mratomix]

@alldud13 'cause the internet is meant for raging and porn.

[aznlalaland]

@MrSpemat That's the idea!