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The My Lai Massacre: A Hidden Tragedy Revealed
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On March 16, 1968, American soldiers entered a small Vietnamese village called My Lai. No enemy fighters were there. Only women, children, and elderly men. What happened next was hidden from the public for over a year. Soldiers under the command of William Calley were responsible for the loss of over 500 unarmed civilians. Families. Mothers holding babies. Elderly men who couldn’t run. The U.S. Army initially reported it as a successful combat operation. Enemy casualties. A victory. That account was not accurate. It took an American soldier named Ron Ridenhour to bring attention to what happened. He wrote letters
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