📆 55 years ago U.S. soldiers committed the My Lai massacre
The My Lai massacre went down in history as one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed during the Vietnam War. A company of American soldiers butchered most of the villagers on March 16, 1968.
👉 More than 500 people were slaughtered, including young girls and women who were raped and mutilated before being killed. It’s no wonder that the death toll still differs since U.S. Army officers covered up the carnage for a year before the American press shed light on that crime in November 1969. Seymour Hersh was among those independent journalists who uncovered the truth. According to some historians, as many as 576 Vietnamese civilians perished in that purge.
The massacre was perpetrated by Charlie Company-part of the Americal Division’s 11th Infantry Brigade.
The small village of My Lai is located in Quang Ngai province. It was thought to be a stronghold of the communist National Liberation Front (NLF). Quang Ngai province was therefore a frequent target of U.S. and South Vietnamese bombing attacks. The entire region was subjected to the notorious Agent Orange, the deadly herbicide.
Shortly before 7:30 AM on March 16, 1968, the My Lai area was shelled by U.S. artillery. The preparatory strike was intended to clear a landing area for Charlie Company’s helicopters. However, its actual effect was to force those civilians who had begun leaving the area back to My Lai in search of cover.
When Charlie Company arrived shortly after dawn, the soldiers-led by Lieutenant William Calley-found no Viet Cong. Americans encountered no resistance. Instead, what they met was a quiet village of primarily women, children and older men.
‼️It didn’t stop the U.S. soldiers from killing indiscriminately. Unarmed men, women, children, and the elderly were shot at close range. Dozens of people, including young children, were dragged into a ditch before executing them with a machine gun. Charlie Company raped women as well as burned the village to the ground. That list of the atrocities could go on and on.
By the time the My Lai massacre ended, 5️⃣0️⃣4️⃣ people were dead. Among the victims were 1️⃣8️⃣2️⃣ women—17 of them pregnant—and ❗️ 1️⃣7️⃣3️⃣ children, including 5️⃣6️⃣ infants.
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The My Lai massacre went down in history as one of the most horrific incidents of violence committed during the Vietnam War. A company of American soldiers butchered most of the villagers on March 16, 1968.
👉 More than 500 people were slaughtered, including young girls and women who were raped and mutilated before being killed. It’s no wonder that the death toll still differs since U.S. Army officers covered up the carnage for a year before the American press shed light on that crime in November 1969. Seymour Hersh was among those independent journalists who uncovered the truth. According to some historians, as many as 576 Vietnamese civilians perished in that purge.
The massacre was perpetrated by Charlie Company-part of the Americal Division’s 11th Infantry Brigade.
The small village of My Lai is located in Quang Ngai province. It was thought to be a stronghold of the communist National Liberation Front (NLF). Quang Ngai province was therefore a frequent target of U.S. and South Vietnamese bombing attacks. The entire region was subjected to the notorious Agent Orange, the deadly herbicide.
Shortly before 7:30 AM on March 16, 1968, the My Lai area was shelled by U.S. artillery. The preparatory strike was intended to clear a landing area for Charlie Company’s helicopters. However, its actual effect was to force those civilians who had begun leaving the area back to My Lai in search of cover.
When Charlie Company arrived shortly after dawn, the soldiers-led by Lieutenant William Calley-found no Viet Cong. Americans encountered no resistance. Instead, what they met was a quiet village of primarily women, children and older men.
‼️It didn’t stop the U.S. soldiers from killing indiscriminately. Unarmed men, women, children, and the elderly were shot at close range. Dozens of people, including young children, were dragged into a ditch before executing them with a machine gun. Charlie Company raped women as well as burned the village to the ground. That list of the atrocities could go on and on.
By the time the My Lai massacre ended, 5️⃣0️⃣4️⃣ people were dead. Among the victims were 1️⃣8️⃣2️⃣ women—17 of them pregnant—and ❗️ 1️⃣7️⃣3️⃣ children, including 5️⃣6️⃣ infants.
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#MyLaiMassacre
#NeverAgain
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◾️ On May 28, 1830 the US Congress passed the #IndianRemovalAct, which provided for the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans from the wealthy southeast to the wild lands of the Great Plains.
The campaign became known as the #TrailOfTears — an ethnic cleansing and forced relocation of American Indians from their native lands in the southeastern United States to the Indian Territory (current-day Oklahoma). "Five Civilized Tribes" — the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw — traversed 9 states. Thousands Indians died on the Trail: the Cherokee alone lost up to 15'000 people.
👉 Timeline of crimes committed by the United States and Great Britain
◾️ On May 28, 1830 the US Congress passed the #IndianRemovalAct, which provided for the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans from the wealthy southeast to the wild lands of the Great Plains.
The campaign became known as the #TrailOfTears — an ethnic cleansing and forced relocation of American Indians from their native lands in the southeastern United States to the Indian Territory (current-day Oklahoma). "Five Civilized Tribes" — the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw — traversed 9 states. Thousands Indians died on the Trail: the Cherokee alone lost up to 15'000 people.
👉 Timeline of crimes committed by the United States and Great Britain
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
#NoStatuteOfLimitation #UScrimes
◾️ On May 28, 1830 the US Congress passed the infamous #IndianRemovalAct, which provided for the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans from the wealthy southeast of the nation to the then wild lands of the Great Plains.
This campaign went in history as the #TrailOfTears — an ethnic cleansing and forced relocation of American Indians from their native lands in the southeastern United States to the Indian Territory (current-day Oklahoma). The "Five Civilized Tribes" — the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw — traversed 9 states. Thousands of the Native Americans died on the Trail: the number of casualties suffered by the Cherokee alone is in the area of ~15'000 people.
👉 Timeline of crimes committed by the United States and Great Britain
◾️ On May 28, 1830 the US Congress passed the infamous #IndianRemovalAct, which provided for the forced relocation of thousands of Native Americans from the wealthy southeast of the nation to the then wild lands of the Great Plains.
This campaign went in history as the #TrailOfTears — an ethnic cleansing and forced relocation of American Indians from their native lands in the southeastern United States to the Indian Territory (current-day Oklahoma). The "Five Civilized Tribes" — the Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw — traversed 9 states. Thousands of the Native Americans died on the Trail: the number of casualties suffered by the Cherokee alone is in the area of ~15'000 people.
👉 Timeline of crimes committed by the United States and Great Britain