mai lai masscare description Flashcards
what is the social key question?
why did my lai massacre occur?
when did the massacre take place?
16th march 1968 during the vietnam war
what was company who did it?
the charlie company in the american division
who led the soldiers?
luitenant calley
who was in charge of the charlie company?
captain medina
how many soldiers were there?
150
what order wa given?
medina ordered them into combat and to sotmr village
how many civilians were killed?
500
how many enemy soldiers were encountered?
0
how many weapons were found?
only 3
who were the majority of the victims?
women, children and elderly
who was sentenced to life?
called but only served four half years as judges genuinely thought he believed he was serving orders
what was valleys defence?
that he was following the order given by medina
why is it important to understand what happened?
important to understand what happened and soldier behaviour so that measure can be pit in place to stop it happening in the future
so military know what causes blind obeisance
