On this day in 1968, U.S. troops perpetrated "the most shocking episode of the Vietnam War", the Mỹ Lai Massacre
On this day in 1968, U.S. troops perpetrated "the most shocking episode of the Vietnam War", the Mỹ Lai Massacre. On this day in 1968, U.S. troops perpetrated "the most shocking episode of the Vietnam War", the Mỹ Lai Massacre. At least 500 villagers, including pregnant women and children, were killed. A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people—women, children and old men—in the village of My Lai on March 16, 1968.... Read story More than 500 people were slaughtered in the My Lai massacre, including young girls and women who were raped and mutilated before being killed. The My Lai massacre was one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed during the Vietnam War. A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people—women, children and old men—in the village of My Lai on March 16, 1968. More than 500 people were slaughtered in the My Lai massacre, including young girls and women who were raped and mutilated ...