My Lai Massacre

My Lai Massacre refers to the mass killing of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by U.S.

Army soldiers on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War.

Between 347 and 504 villagers—mostly women, children, and elderly—were murdered in the hamlet of My Lai.

The atrocity was initially covered up by military officials but became public in 1969, intensifying American opposition to the war.

Only one soldier, Lieutenant William Calley, was convicted.