My Lai massacre
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The My Lai massacre was a notorious 1968 atrocity during the Vietnam War in which U.S. soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, becoming a symbol of the conflict’s brutality and sparking widespread outrage.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| My Lai massacre canonical | 19 |
| My Lai | 2 |
| My Lai Massacre | 1 |
| My Lai hamlet | 1 |
| My Lai operation | 1 |
| My Lai, Sơn Tịnh District, Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam | 1 |
| Mỹ Lai massacre | 1 |
| Son My massacre | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atrocity
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
My Lai massacre
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surface form:
Son My massacre
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| civilianCasualties | hundreds ⓘ |
| commandingOfficer |
Ernest Medina
ⓘ
William Calley ⓘ |
| commemoration | My Lai Memorial in Son My ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1968-03-16 ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfVictims |
347
ⓘ
504 ⓘ |
| exposedBy | Seymour Hersh ⓘ |
| firstMajorPressRevelationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| impact |
heightened criticism of U.S. military conduct
ⓘ
increased anti-war sentiment in the United States ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
conviction of William Calley for murder
ⓘ
court-martial of William Calley ⓘ |
| location |
My Lai massacre
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
My Lai hamlet
Quang Ngai Province ⓘ Son My village ⓘ Son Tinh District ⓘ Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
|
| mediaOutlet | Dispatch News Service ⓘ |
| militaryOperationContext | Search and destroy mission ⓘ |
| notableVictimGroup |
children
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elderly people ⓘ infants ⓘ women ⓘ |
| pardonOrClemencyBy | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
United States Army
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surface form:
United States Army soldiers
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| perpetratorUnit |
11th Infantry Brigade
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Americal Division ⓘ Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment ⓘ |
| publicReaction |
international condemnation
ⓘ
widespread outrage in the United States ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment for William Calley ⓘ |
| sentenceModification | reduced to house arrest ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
brutality of the Vietnam War
ⓘ
civilian suffering in war ⓘ |
| typeOfCrime |
mass killing
ⓘ
mass rape ⓘ war crime against civilians ⓘ |
| victims |
Vietnamese civilians
ⓘ
unarmed villagers ⓘ |
| whistleblower | Hugh Thompson Jr. ⓘ |
| whistleblowerRole | U.S. Army helicopter pilot ⓘ |
| year | 1968 ⓘ |
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My Lai hamlet
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Son My massacre
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My Lai Massacre
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My Lai
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My Lai, Sơn Tịnh District, Quảng Ngãi Province, South Vietnam
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My Lai
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Mỹ Lai massacre
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My Lai operation