mar 16, 1968 - My Lai Massacre

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Charlie Company (US), tasked with defeating the notorious 48th Battalion of the Viet Cong, enters the village of My Lai with orders to kill anyone who hadn't already evacuated. Between 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM, around 500 Vietnamese civilians, including women and children, were rounded up and murdered while the village was burned to the ground.

A cover-up of this tragedy was attempted, but a brief investigation proved its legacy.

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