JohnPilger.com - the films and journalism of John Pilger. Bradley Manning. WikiLeaks' Julian assange: Facebook is CIA spying machine. Collateral Murder? My Lai massacre. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coordinates: The My Lai Massacre (Vietnamese: thảm sát Mỹ Lai [mǐˀ lɐːj]; English pronunciation: /ˌmaɪˈleɪ, ˌmaɪˈlaɪ/ ( Many of the victims were sexually abused, beaten, tortured, and some of the bodies were found mutilated.[2] The massacre took place in the hamlets of Mỹ Lai and My Khe of Sơn Mỹ village during the Vietnam War.[3][4] While 26 U.S. soldiers were initially charged with criminal offenses for their actions at My Lai, only William Calley was convicted.
He served only three years of an original life sentence, while on house arrest.