THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
Question
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300
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500
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Detailed explanation-1: -By the time the My Lai massacre ended, 504 people were dead. Among the victims were 182 women-17 of them pregnant-and 173 children, including 56 infants.
Detailed explanation-2: -Out of the roughly 200 soldiers who were dropped into the village that day, 24 were later charged with criminal offenses, and only one was convicted, Calley. He was set free after serving less than four years. Since that time, Calley has almost entirely avoided the press.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cong was the only survivor-lying wounded and unconscious for hours before his father and neighbors found him. As Friday’s 50th anniversary of the massacre approached, Cong said he is still haunted with nightmares from that day.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lt. William Calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder in the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians at My Lai in March 1968.