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Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,568 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:30 AM Mar 2020

The My Lai massacre happened on this date in 1968

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The My Lai massacre happened on this date in 1968 (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2020 OP

I remember how it took two or three weeks to hear about it... kentuck Mar 2020 #1

Salute to Hugh. UTUSN Mar 2020 #2

Followed by Me Lie Ptah Mar 2020 #3

Hooah! Brother Buzz Mar 2020 #6

Wow, just spent the last 20 minutes reading about this tragedy. I didn't know about it. MLAA Mar 2020 #4

It was huge at the time. cwydro Mar 2020 #5

I was 8 years old MLAA Mar 2020 #8

The young girl pictured in all the news at the time, naked and burned, is now in the US I think. cwydro Mar 2020 #9

K&R nt Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2020 #7

It was right after Tet '68 kentuck Mar 2020 #10

kentuck

(111,079 posts)

1. I remember how it took two or three weeks to hear about it...

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:46 AM

Mar 2020

...if you were in country.

I heard about it from some villagers and I did not believe them.

Many months later, after return to the States, I heard more details about the massacre.

UTUSN

(70,683 posts)

2. Salute to Hugh.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:57 AM

Mar 2020

It also marks the beginning of Colon POWELL's career to cover up, enable, and ass-kiss for Old White Men.

Ptah

(33,024 posts)

3. Followed by Me Lie

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 11:59 AM

Mar 2020

Brother Buzz

(36,416 posts)

6. Hooah!

Reply to Ptah (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:25 PM

Mar 2020

MLAA

(17,285 posts)

4. Wow, just spent the last 20 minutes reading about this tragedy. I didn't know about it.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:14 PM

Mar 2020

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/mylai/

I read the article that detailed the individuals involved and the cover up. Shocking and disappointing.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

5. It was huge at the time.

Reply to MLAA (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:16 PM

Mar 2020

They got away with mass murder.

MLAA

(17,285 posts)

8. I was 8 years old

Reply to cwydro (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:20 PM

Mar 2020

So I don’t remember it when it happened. But I read a lot and my husband loves the history channel and I’ve never seen or heard about it until today. The article I linked to that talks about each of the main players was disgusting because they really did all get away with a tap, not even a slap, on the hand.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

9. The young girl pictured in all the news at the time, naked and burned, is now in the US I think.

Reply to MLAA (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:22 PM

Mar 2020

There was a story about her some time ago.

Fascinating to read about, but so horrid to know our country did this.

Guy Whitey Corngood

(26,500 posts)

7. K&R nt

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 12:44 PM

Mar 2020

kentuck

(111,079 posts)

10. It was right after Tet '68

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 01:40 PM

Mar 2020

To put into another perspective.

GI's were pissed off. There was a lot of anger toward the war and the Vietnamese people . "Kill the little gooks - they will just grow up to be big gooks" was a common phrase.

I remember it well. I was in Vietnam but I was anti-war. I could see what it was doing to our young men.

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