US Troops Kill Vietnamese Villagers
US soldiers kill hundreds of men, women and children in the Vietnamese village of My Lai.
In 1968, US soldiers entered My Lai village in Vietnam and killed hundreds of unarmed men, women and children.
The soldiers were led by Lieutenant William Calley, who was later charged with murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Two days later, President Richard Nixon ordered his release and Calley spent 42 months under house arrest before being freed by a federal judge.
None of the other soldiers were ever charged in relation to the massacre.