One of the American military's darkest wartime activities ever, the rape, torture, and murder of hundreds of innocent Vietnamese civilians within a one day period. It was an occurrence, which was initially called a massacre, then tragic and finally nothing more than an incident, which occurred during a time of war. It was a futile invasion of a small settlement in Vietnam where there were no enemies present. The soldiers, known primarily as Company C …showed first 75 words of 712 total…

…showed last 75 words of 712 total…ultimately responsible for the deaths of over 300 innocent non-combatants. For this atrocious crime, he served three years in prison. One would hardly think that justice was done and in the end it wasn't. Works Cited: Gershen, Martin. Destroy or Die: The True Story of My Lai. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1971 Hersh ,Seymour. The Massacre at My Lai. New York, NY: LIFE Vol. 67 No. 23; December 5, 1969 Tiede, Tom. Calley: Soldier or Killer? New York, NY: Pinnacle, 1971.