1968 My Lai Massacre
US Army JAG Corps Historian Col. Fred Borch discussed the Vietnam War’s My Lai Massacre of 1968, when U.S. Army soldiers killed between 300 and 500 unarmed Vietnamese civilians in and near the village of My Lai, Vietnam. He talked about what happened, the trials of the servicemen involved, and its impact on the United States Army.
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US Army JAG Corps Historian Col. Fred Borch discussed the Vietnam War’s My Lai Massacre of 1968, when U.S. Army soldiers killed between 300 and 500 unarmed Vietnamese civilians in and near the village of My Lai, Vietnam. He talked about what happened, the trials of the servicemen involved, and its impact on the United States Army.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Who was Officer William Laws "Rusty" Calley?
- Describe the events that unfolded in My Lai.
- Describe the cover up of the war crime and the subsequent investigation and trial.
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Vocabulary
- Booby Trap
- Land Mines
- Officer Candidate School
- Tet Offensive
- Viet Cong