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17. "On November 12, 1969, Seymour Hersh broke the My Lai massacre story" -- Great DU post

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Wed Nov 26, 2025, 01:19 PM

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/11637908 - mahatmakanejeeves

My Lai Massacre

Mỹ Lai Massacre
Thảm sát Mỹ Lai

Photo taken by US Army photographer Ronald L. Haeberle on 16 March 1968, in the aftermath of the Mỹ Lai Massacre showing mostly women and children dead on a road

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Why Not Following Illegal Orders Is Important [View all] MineralMan Wednesday OP

I remember the My Lai massacre, it horrified me to think that US soldiers could commit MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #1

Many of us do remember, but we're starting to age out. It's important not to forget. MineralMan Wednesday #3

I remember it well PatSeg Wednesday #10

Ha! Good names. Joinfortmill Wednesday #13

Great actors, Fox, Penn, Harvey, etc. MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday #14

After Calley's 1971 sentence to life imprisonment, Nixon ordered the Army to transfer him from the military stockade sop Wednesday #2

Yes. That was yet another misjudgment by a Republican President. MineralMan Wednesday #4

I remember when the Hersh story came out - it was horrifying. Ocelot II Wednesday #5

Yes, exactly! There is a measure of contempt for locals that creeps in MineralMan Wednesday #9

And this mis-administration is working on contempt for others within this country. erronis Wednesday #19

All trump has to do is keep his mouth shut Turbineguy Wednesday #6

We studied and dissected that incident for a couple long days ... MiHale Wednesday #7

Another good link...more in depth. MiHale Wednesday #8

The S**t usually hits the fan with the order to fire on your own countrymen. Mustellus Wednesday #11

I remember My Lai, but my first thought was Kent State. MLWR Wednesday #15

Excellent point Joinfortmill Wednesday #12

Illegal orders Cirsium Wednesday #16

"On November 12, 1969, Seymour Hersh broke the My Lai massacre story" -- Great DU post erronis Wednesday #17

I agree, but it was a provocation. gulliver Wednesday #18

I don't know as much about this as I should. ShazzieB Wednesday #20