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    Over 500 Vietnamese civilians, including women, children, and infants were killed by US troops in the My Lai massacre of March 1968. Lieutenant William Calley ordered his troops to kill all people in the village of My Lai, even though they were not enemy combatants. The US military initially covered up the massacre but it was later investigated after a journalist interviewed a soldier and brought it to light. The massacre increased opposition to the war on the US homefront and caused morale to drop for American troops as it showed the human cost and tragedy of the conflict for innocent Vietnamese civilians.

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    Over 500 Vietnamese civilians, including women, children, and infants were killed by US troops in the My Lai massacre of March 1968. Lieutenant William Calley ordered his troops to kill all people in the village of My Lai, even though they were not enemy combatants. The US military initially covered up the massacre but it was later investigated after a journalist interviewed a soldier and brought it to light. The massacre increased opposition to the war on the US homefront and caused morale to drop for American troops as it showed the human cost and tragedy of the conflict for innocent Vietnamese civilians.

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    Over 500 Vietnamese civilians, including women, children, and infants were killed by US troops in the My Lai massacre of March 1968. Lieutenant William Calley ordered his troops to kill all people in the village of My Lai, even though they were not enemy combatants. The US military initially covered up the massacre but it was later investigated after a journalist interviewed a soldier and brought it to light. The massacre increased opposition to the war on the US homefront and caused morale to drop for American troops as it showed the human cost and tragedy of the conflict for innocent Vietnamese civilians.

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    Over 500 Vietnamese civilians, including women, children, and infants were killed by US troops in the My Lai massacre of March 1968. Lieutenant William Calley ordered his troops to kill all people in the village of My Lai, even though they were not enemy combatants. The US military initially covered up the massacre but it was later investigated after a journalist interviewed a soldier and brought it to light. The massacre increased opposition to the war on the US homefront and caused morale to drop for American troops as it showed the human cost and tragedy of the conflict for innocent Vietnamese civilians.

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    Vietnam Facts

    •Whether they volunteered or were drafted, 1 out


    of 10 soldiers were injured or killed during
    Vietnam.
    •More than 3 million people (including over 58,000
    Americans) were killed in the Vietnam War, and
    more than half of the dead were Vietnamese
    civilians.
    • The Vietcong followed Guerrilla Tactics
    • Tunnels
    • Booby traps
    My Lai Massacre ----- Overview
    • March 16, 1968
    • US troops sent to village of My Lai for a “search
    & destroy” mission
    • Lieutenant William Calley “ordered” troops to
    kill all Vietnamese in the village
    • Soldiers were under the impression anyone in the
    village was a member of the Vietcong
    My Lai Massacre ----- Overview
    • Cover-Up by the Army
    • 504 people died; 182 women (17 pregnant); 173 children
    (56 infants)
    • US covered up until a soldier was interviewed by
    investigative journalist Seymour Hersh
    • Investigation was launched
    • The Army charged 14 men with the My Lai crimes
    • All but Calley were acquitted
    Impact of My Lai

    • This was not an isolated incident;


    similar massacres of villages also existed
    •Morale for American Troops went down
    •Homefront --> bitterness for the war
    increased
    •Are soldiers supposed to follow orders
    no matter what?

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