Son My
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Son My is a village in central Vietnam best known internationally as the site of the 1968 My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Son My canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | village ⓘ |
| civilianCasualtiesApproximate | hundreds ⓘ |
| commemorativeActivities | annual remembrance ceremonies ⓘ |
| conflictSide | Civilian area targeted by U.S. forces ⓘ |
| contains | My Lai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| currentAdministrativeDivision | Quang Ngai Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalUse | site for teaching about war crimes ⓘ |
| era | Cold War period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountryAtTimeOfEvent | Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
My Lai Massacre Memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Son My Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | statues commemorating victims ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Son My Memorial Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national historical site of Vietnam ⓘ |
| historicalEventDate | 1968-03-16 ⓘ |
| historicalEventLocation | My Lai Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
My Lai Massacre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam War atrocity site ⓘ |
| language | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quang Ngai Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | international press reports after 1969 ⓘ |
| memorialPurpose | commemoration of massacre victims ⓘ |
| memorialType | war memorial ⓘ |
| nearCity | Quang Ngai City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSubhamlet |
My Khe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
My Lai 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Son Tinh District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorForce | U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorUnit |
23rd Infantry Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Americal Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Central Coast of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedInvestigation | U.S. Army inquiry into My Lai Massacre ⓘ |
| relatedLegalProceeding | court-martial of William Calley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sitePreservation | preserved as historical site ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
anti-war sentiment worldwide
ⓘ
civilian suffering in war ⓘ |
| tourismType | dark tourism site ⓘ |
| victimType |
Vietnamese civilians
ⓘ
children ⓘ elderly ⓘ women ⓘ |
| war | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.