My Lai Massacre, Vietnam 1968

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OisinGD
3 de Outubro de 2008
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The My Lai massacre where the US army in Vietnam slaughtered 500 unarmed civilians, many women and children. Some victims were sexually abused, beaten, tortured, maimed and mutilated. Three U.S.ervicemen who made an effort to halt the massacre and protect the wounded were sharply criticized by US Congressmen, received hate mail, death threats and mutilated animals on their doorsteps. Only 30 years after the event were their efforts honored.
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American media first claimed 100 had been killed in a fierce fire fight. 

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My lai massacre in pictures - timeline of death

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MadMax2k2
28 de Agosto de 2007
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My lai massacre in pictures, U.S army photographers captured the events of the day, from the morning at LZ Dottie to the massacre itself. Some of the photos of the operation were published in a US Army newspaper without giving the impression that a massacre had taken place, other photos were secretly taken by R. Haeberle on his own camera, rather than the army issued one which was subject to censorship
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An estimated 504 Vietnamese civilians were killed by U.S. Army forces on March 16, 1968, in the hamlet of My Lai, during the Vietnam War 

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