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'''My Lai''', a village/hamlet in the former South [[Vietnam]], was the scene of the [[My Lai massacre]] of 16 March 1968, when [[US]] troops murdered several hundred villagers, men, women and children and committed multiple rapes.  The massacre prompted worldwide condemnation and reduced support for the [[Vietnam War]] in the United States.

'''My Lai''', a village/hamlet in South [[Vietnam]], was the scene of the [[My Lai massacre]] of 16 March 1968, when [[US]] troops murdered several hundred villagers, men, women and children and committed multiple rapes.  The massacre prompted worldwide condemnation and reduced support for the [[Vietnam War]] in the United States.

The massacre, as reported by a [[South Vietnam]]ese army lieutenant to his superiors, was an "atrocious" incident of revenge. US forces deliberately murdered approximately 400 civilians, shortly after a firefight with [[Viet Cong]] troops who had mingled with the villagers on March 16, 1968. Many troops present that day protested and did not take part in the event.<ref>Dunnigan & Nofi, ''Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War'' (1999)</ref>

The massacre, as reported by a [[South Vietnam]]ese army lieutenant to his superiors, was an "atrocious" incident of revenge. US forces deliberately murdered approximately 400 civilians, shortly after a firefight with [[Viet Cong]] troops who had mingled with the villagers on March 16, 1968. Many troops present that day protested and did not take part in the event.<ref>Dunnigan & Nofi, ''Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War'' (1999)</ref>