Monday, November 14, 2005
The Weekend
Saturday, Nov. 12 On this day in 1969 reporter Seymour Hersh broke the story of the My Lai massacre. On March 16, 1968, American soldiers under the command of Lieutenant William Calley had been ordered to destroy the village of My Lai, supposed to be a Viet Cong stronghold. When they arrived, the...
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