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There are some stories on Vietnam war and My Lai
is one of the vestiges left. The destruction of
an entire village by Lieutenant Calley’s men is
probably the best documented military atrocity
on record. The massacre occurred on 16 April
1968, and 504 women, old men, children and
babies were mindlessly slaughtered by Company C
with almost no resistance.
There is a museum here, with photos depicting the series of events
on this horrific day. The atrocities occurred
over different sites within a two or three
square kilometers area. Walking among the
fields, you occasionally come across a memorial
plaque indicating the number of people that died
on that spot. Lieutenant Calley was later court
martialled and sentenced to life, but only
served three of those years. Following the US
Supreme Court’s refusal to hear his case, Calley
was paroled. My Lai is about 15 km North of
Quang Ngai and could be a day trip there while
staying in Danang or Hoian.. |
