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The My Lai Massacre During The Vietnam War

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The My Lai Massacre, a tragic event during the Vietnam War, which left many people dead. U.S. soldiers in Charlie Company brutally killed the majority of the population of the South Vietnamese village of My Lai in March 1968. Many innocent civilians were killed or violated by soldiers with no consideration whatsoever (Martin). The soldiers in Charlie Company did not report the details to their superiors and left the details up to their Lieutenant Calley. The Charlie Company released to the press that in the My Lai Massacre event only 128 Viet Cong lost their lives. Also the U.S. military did not inform the Vietnameses that the massacre was not an accidental oversight but rather on purpose(Martin). They left out the details that would
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