When did the My Lai massacre take place?

Answer 1

On March 16, 1968, My Lai Massacre, Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, is on a "search and destroy" mission in the hamlet of My Lai. Something goes horribly wrong, resulting in violent death for hundreds of unarmed civilians, including women, children, and the elderly. After one and a half years, the officer at My Lai, Lt. William Calley, is brought up on murder charges. News of atrocities at My Lai doesn't reach public media until November 1969. In March 1971, Calley is convicted and sentenced to life; he is paroled in September 1975 after serving three and a half years.

Answer 2

The My Lai Massacre
On March 16, 1968 the angry and frustrated men of Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division entered the Vietnamese village of My Lai. "This is what you've been waiting for -- search and destroy -- and you've got it," said their superior officers. A short time later the killing began. When news of the atrocities surfaced, it sent shockwaves through the U.S. political establishment, the military's chain of command, and an already divided American public.

Answer 3

It's formally known as the My Lai Massacre. Being one the most known events of the Vietnam War it was were a US troop didn't just kill the Vietcong soldiers but also the civilians the man in charge, Lieutenant William Calley, was sentenced later not not for the dead but for their killers.

Answer 4

The Me Lai Massacre took place in 1968 during the Vietnam War.

Answer 5

My Lai Massacre happened on 1968-03-16.