1. My Lai Massacre

2. The Event March 16, 1968 Committed by C Company (Charlie Company)
Commanded by Captain Ernest Medina
Platoon is led by Lieutenant William Calley
Military intelligence said the VC were close in this region (They were wrong)
In the months leading up to the event The company is racked by booby traps, snipers and land mines

3. The Massacre Company enters My Lai without being fired at
They begin to move through the village killing everyone they see (old men, Women and children)
They mutilate many bodies of the dead and rape the women
At least 500 civilians are killed
U.S. suffers one casualty; a soldier accidentally shot his own foot

5. Heroes Officer Hugh Thompson, Jr.
He puts his helicopter down between U.S. Soldiers and a group of villagers
Orders his gunner to open fire on the troops if they advance on the villagers
His reports of the story were originally covered up by the military

6. The Outcome Not a single VC or Vietminh was found in the village
Only one rifle was found in the village
Originally the story was covered up and promoted as a huge victory for the U.S.
Truth eventually comes out
Army claims that My Lai is the exception
Actually the killing of civilians was common