RE - My Lai Massacre

whats the date of the My Lai Massacre?

March 16th 1968

What happened at the massacre

The My Lai Massacre occurred on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War, when a unit of the U.S. Army, Charlie Company, brutally killed between 300 and 500 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians, mostly women, children, and elderly, in the village of My Lai. The massacre was initially covered up by the military but was later exposed, sparking outrage and widespread condemnation. It remains one of the most infamous war crimes committed by the U.S. during the Vietnam War.

key people

• Sergeant Micheal Bernhardt

• Ronald Harberie

• Paul Meadlo

• Lieutenant William Calley

• Hugh Thompson

sergeant micheal bernhardt

• refused to obeys ordered to kill the civilians

• stood by and watched

Ronald heaberie

• armt photographer

• witnessed a US solider shoot two young boys

Paul Meadlo

• interviewed on televison and admitted killing “ten of fifteen men, women and children”

• his admisson caused shock and investigation was launched on april 1969

Lieutenant William Calley

• lead the massacre

• life in prison with hard labour but was released after 3 years on parol

• only person convicted for the murders

Hugh Thompson

• helicopter pilot who intervened during the My Lai Massacre, landing his aircraft to rescue Vietnamese civilians and report the atrocities.

• faced critism for testifying agianst other soliders