Today, on March 16, 1968, the US Army committed one of the most heinous war crimes in Vietnam history. Soldiers of the Charlie Company unit, under the command of Lieutenant William Kaley, invaded the small village of Mai Lai and slaughtered up to 500 unarmed villagers, including women, children and the elderly. The massacre of Mai Lai would become the absolute symbol of the barbarism of the Vietnam War. The soldiers, having received orders to “clean” the area of ​​enemies, found no resistance. However, they were engaged in an unprecedented atrocity, executing civilians, burning houses and raping women. Witnesses reported that the soldiers were having fun with cruelty, even killing infants. The soldiers had previously been informed by the senior administration that anyone in the village could be considered a rebel or accomplice of the Vietcong, giving them the free one to destroy the whole settlement. The massacre stopped when helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson landed between the soldiers and the few survivors of the villagers, threatening […]
Source: News Beast
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