Vietnam War/My Lai Massacre

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Event.png Vietnam War/My Lai Massacre (war crime)  History CommonsRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Date16 March 1968
Coordinates15.178333, 108.869444
PerpetratorsUS Army
Exposed bySeymour Hersh
DescriptionThe systematic, cold-blooded murder and butchery of 504 vietnamese civilians including 173 children by a company of 115 US army soldiers.

 

The Official Culprit

Name
Task force from the United States Army Americal Division 2LT. William Calley (convicted and then released by President Nixon to serve house arrest for two years)
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