On this day in 1968 the My Lai massace took place in Vietnam. During this operation of the war American soldiers killed anywhere between 200 to 500 Vietnamese people of My Lai. According to historychannel.com, "the soldiers had been advised before the attack by army command that all who were found in My Lai could be considered VC or active VC (Vietcong) sympathizers, and told to destroy the village." The attack on the village ended with the landing of a helicopter between the villagers and the soldiers. For this and other historical events of the day please go to http://www.historychannel.com/.
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