57 years ago, on March 16, 1968, US troops killed 504 Vietnamese civilians - mostly older people, mothers, and children. I am spending the day at the My Lai memorial with Ron Haeberle, the photographer, and got to meet the last of the survivors, of whom just a handful are still alive. - ThreadSky

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kimatiwagner.bsky.social • 14 days ago

57 years ago, on March 16, 1968, US troops killed 504 Vietnamese civilians - mostly older people, mothers, and children. I am spending the day at the My Lai memorial with Ron Haeberle, the photographer, and got to meet the last of the survivors, of whom just a handful are still alive.

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pham60.bsky.social•14 days ago

Ask Ron why he hid the photos from the Army.

klaaskid8.bsky.social•13 days ago

💔💖 Bless them.

ladyclaresussex.bsky.social•14 days ago

US soldiers raped & murdered. Eyewitness accounts and investigations found women and girls were raped. Victims ranged in age from 9/10 to 45. Some ganged raped and many victims were killed afterwards. Lt. William Calley was the only one convicted of murder charges. He is dead.

#MyLai massacre

mariemanila.bsky.social•14 days ago

The uncensored pictures I saw in magazines when I lived in the P.I. haunt me to this day. The Mylai massacres opened my eyes to how spin works with the power of media.
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