may 11, 1971 - Lieutenant Calley found guilty
Description:
In March 1968 Calley and his men arrived at the village of Mỹ Lai where they murdered hundreds of elderly men, women, children, and infants from allied South Vietnam. Calley would later claim in court that an air strike had killed the innocent civilians. There was no sign of enemy combatants in Mỹ Lai when he and his men arrived.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 11, 1971
Now
~ 54 years ago