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My Lai

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My Lai  (m l)
A village of southern Vietnam where more than 300 unarmed civilians, including women and children, were massacred by U.S. troops (March 1968) during the Vietnam War.

My Lai [ˈmaɪ ˈlaɪ ˈmiː]
n
(Placename) a village in S Vietnam where in 1968 US troops massacred over 400 civilians


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To remind you, this is the American responsible for the deaths of 500 men, women and children in the My Lai massacre.
After more than 40 years the former US army officer found guilty of involvement in the massacre of women and children in the Vietnamese village of My Lai during the war has made a public apology.
After more than 40 years the former US army officer found guilty of involvement in the massacre of women and children in the Vietnamese village of My Lai during the war has made a public apology.
 
 
 
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