My Lai (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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My Lai massacre date
My Lai massacre date
16 March 1968
My Lai death toll
My Lai death toll
At least 347 civilians
US unit at My Lai
US unit at My Lai
Charlie Company
My Lai photographer
My Lai photographer
Sergeant Ron Haeberle
When/where My Lai photos released
When/where My Lai photos released
December 1969, CBS News
My Lai unit leader
My Lai unit leader
Lieutenant William Calley
Calley's murder convictions
Calley's murder convictions
22 murders
Calley's original sentence
Calley's original sentence
Life imprisonment
Calley's reduced sentence
Calley's reduced sentence
Three years
My Lai cover-up duration
My Lai cover-up duration
Over a year
My Lai investigation name
My Lai investigation name
Peers Enquiry
Strategy flawed by My Lai
Strategy flawed by My Lai
Search and destroy
Who found in My Lai village
Who found in My Lai village
Only civilians, no Vietcong
Who covered up My Lai
Who covered up My Lai
High-ranking officials incl. generals
Other officers charged at My Lai
Other officers charged at My Lai
18 officers