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My Lai

American

[mee lahy] / ˈmi ˈlaɪ /

noun

a hamlet in S Vietnam: U.S. forces' massacre of South Vietnamese civilians 1968.

My Lai British

/ ˈmaɪ ˈlaɪ, ˈmiː /

noun

a village in S Vietnam where in 1968 US troops massacred over 400 civilians

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“There had to be more,” Mr. Hersh says, specifically about My Lai.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

On March 16, 1968, Calley led one of the three platoons of Charlie Company into the village known by U.S. military planners as My Lai 4.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

A former US officer who was the only person to be convicted in connection with the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War has died, according to reports.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024

Mr. Hersh, best known for breaking the story of the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam, cited a single unnamed source for his report on the Nord Stream explosions.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2023

About one hundred soldiers commanded by Captain Ernest Medina were sent to destroy the village of My Lai, which was suspected of hiding Viet Cong fighters.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

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