My Lai massacre
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The My Lai Massacre was the Vietnam War mass murder of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam on March 16, 1968, by United States Army soldiers of "Charlie" Company of 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade of the Americal Division. Most of the victims were women, children, infants, and elderly people.
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See also
- Binh Tai massacre
- Dak Son Massacre
- Democratization
- Human Rights Record of the United States
- Lidice
- List of massacres in Vietnam
- Massacre at Hue
- Operation Wheeler/Wallowa
- Operation Speedy Express
- Oradour-sur-Glane
- Phoenix Program
- Phong Nhi and Phong Nhat massacre
- Russell Tribunal
- Tay Vinh massacre
- United States war crimes
- Vietnam War Crimes Working Group Files
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