A Massacre by US Army (1of7) Four Hours In My Lai, Viet Nam

West Europeans have not yet stopped atrocites against Asians and rest of the world and they preach on Human Rights, give lectures on how to conduct humanitarian operations, while they continued massacres from Viet Nam to Iraq, possibly North Korea in the near future. Should the rest of the world forget the dark memories of Viet Nam, Iraq, Afghanistan and let them continue atrocities against humanity or make them accountable and bring them to war tribunal? Confessions of murder, rape by former US Army reveals US aggressions on innocent civilians.

The My Lai Massacre, was the mass murder conducted by U.S. Army forces on March 16, 1968 of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens in South Vietnam, all of whom were civilians and some of whom were women, children, and elderly people.

Many of the victims were sexually abused, beaten, tortured, and some of the bodies were found mutilated. The massacre took place in the hamlets of Mỹ Lai and My Khe of Sơn Mỹ village during the Vietnam War. While 26 US soldiers were initially charged with criminal offenses for their actions at My Lai, only William Calley was convicted. He served three years of his life sentence.

When the incident became public knowledge in 1969, it prompted widespread outrage around the world. The massacre also reduced U.S. support at home for the Vietnam War. Three U.S. servicemen who made an effort to halt the massacre and protect the wounded were denounced by U.S. Congressmen, received hate mail, death threats and mutilated animals on their doorsteps. Only 30 years after the event were their efforts honored.

The massacre is also known as the Sơn Mỹ Massacre (Vietnamese: thảm sát Sơn Mỹ) or sometimes as the Song My Massacre. The U.S. military codeword for the hamlet was Pinkville

Background

Charlie Company of 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division (the Americal Division), arrived in South Vietnam in December 1967. Their first month in Vietnam passed without any direct enemy contact. Nevertheless, by mid-March the company had suffered 28 incidents involving mines or booby-traps which caused injuries and five deaths

During the Tet Offensive of January 1968, attacks were carried out in Quảng Ngãi by the 48th Battalion of the NLF (National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam, commonly referred to by the Americans as the Viet Cong or Victor Charlie). U.S. military intelligence postulated that the 48th NLF Battalion, having retreated, was taking refuge in the village of Sơn Mỹ, in Quang Ngai Province. A number of specific hamlets within that village — designated My Lai 1, 2, 3, and 4 — were suspected of harboring the 48th.

U.S. forces planned a major offensive against those hamlets. Colonel Oran K. Henderson urged his officers to "go in there aggressively, close with the enemy and wipe them out for good."Lieutenant-Colonel Frank A. Barker ordered the 1st Battalion commanders to burn the houses, kill the livestock, destroy foodstuffs, and perhaps maybe to close the wells.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Lai_Massacre

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[lordennis01]

Sorry but the real murderers were sitting in the white house, in the corporate board rooms, in the furnished rooms, masked from public attention. Though many of their identities aren't trivial, if you do some research, I think you will find your murderers.

[Ellipser]

William Calley , who may have just recently made a public apology for the mass murder of children, and babies, he is still going to Hell.

[shadowofears]

Whereever USA Goes it destroys everything in name of freedom and Democracy

[Fiestoallein]

the us citizens are still bettler, as this massacre, rapes... were done a lot also by" Koreans" .

but Koreans never review or feel sorry this fact ,just concealing their sin

[buttercup11]

@lordennis01

I agree. But how about those who raped villager before they kill? Was that an order from the top too?

[procommenter]

The My Lai Massacre (Vietnamese: thảm sát Mỹ Lai [mǐˀ lɐːj]; English pronunciation: /ˌmaɪˈleɪ, ˌmaɪˈlaɪ/ ( listen),[1] Vietnamese: [mǐˀlaːj]) was the mass murder conducted by a unit of the U.S. Army on March 16, 1968 of 347–504 unarmed citizens in South Vietnam, all of whom were civilians and a majority of whom were women, children (including babies) and elderly people.

Many of the victims were sexually abused, beaten, tortured, and some of the bodies were found mutilated.[2]

[nirvanafreak619]

@pinoy2211 you misspelled iraq hahahaha u misunderstood prick

[pinoy2211]

shame on you America first Vietnam war than Korean War than Irak, Afganistan but you forgot one North korea is killing you why you kill our familys in Asia our homeland, the day is coming and North korea is fuck you Dit con me Putang inga mo

[bisexualbuffthug]

Germans have invaded american authorities and have currupted our american system. They did this quietly and have taken over the millitary. It's a dayum shame that soldiers do not have enough sense to realise that they have been brain washed by the old hitler system.

[mexmax101]

Yeah when onother country like nazy Germany dose this it's a genocide and let's take them to trial but when the us and Israel dose It oh no it didn't happen let's turn the other cheek how come the us military hasent been taken to trial for this

[TheDrunkenCelt]

yeah man