Obtain the book: THE Vietnam War ON TRIAL: The My Lai Massacre and Court-Martial of Lieutenant Calley (Landmark Law Cases and American Society). By Michael R. Belknap; published 2002, University Press.
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Kuo Tsai Lai died in March 1982, in Taipei, Taiwan of heart attack.
the United States.
American soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians.
The My Lai massacre took place in 1968, and came to light in 1969. The village of My Lai was wiped out by American soldiers, for no valid military reason. This was a war crime, and an embarrassment to America which supposedly was in Vietnam to help the Vietnamese.
south Vietnamese civilians
The My Lai incident is sometimes referred to as the My Lai Massacre. In this incident, US soldiers killed a large number of women, children, and elderly people in a village in Vietnam.
Incidents such as My Lai were photographed. and televised
American troops.
The Vietnamese lost 200 people at My Lai, near the south of Vitnam
The My Lai Massacre was a turning point for Americans, who had always viewed the military as operating on a higher plane than other countries. It was shocking to find out United States soldiers were just as capable as anyone else of engaging in atrocities.
Although the exact number isn't known, the My Lai Massacre killed somewhere between 347 and 504 civilians, including men, woman, children, and even infants.