The Darkest Stain on the U.S Military: The My Lai Massacre
Stephen Maloney
Joseph Gould
Luke Karam
November 1st, 2013
Primary Sources:
"Calley apologizes for role in My Lai Massacre." The Associated Press, 2009.
This interview is an account of Lt. William Calley confessing about taking part in the killing of
many Vietnamese civilians. He then quotes a sincere apology to the Vietnam citizens and the
Marines and families that had to be a part of such a terrible crime.
Hersh, Seymour. "Eyewitness accounts of the My Lai massacre." The Plain Dealer, 1969.
This was the first newspaper article published about the My Lia Massacre. It has an interview of
an eyewitness who was a Marine that was not involved in the killing. He explains in great detail
what he saw fellow U.S Marines doing to the Vietnamese.
History Learning Site. 2000. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/my_lai_massacre.htm.
This article provides us with an interview of a Vietnamese survivor of the My Lia Massacre. He
gives a horrifying account of the shooting and tells the writer about what happened to his family.
The article also says that the witness/survivor would press charges against Lt. William Calley for
murder. This source gives us a glimpse of how the Vietnamese reacted to the disaster.
Kamm, Henry. "Vietnamese Say G.I.'s Slew 567 in Town." New York Times, 1969: 1.
This report tells us that this catastrophe was a turning point for the American Citizens perception
of the Vietnam War. It has an witness account on exactly what happened that day and what the
GIs did to the Vietnamese.
Secondary Sources:
Herring, G. (n.d.). The Vietnam War and the My Lai Massacre Essay.
This essay provides background information on the massacre. It tells us how many Vietnam
civilians were killed and why the U.S Army took such horrific actions against the civilians. The
book brings out the long term consequences that the tragedy caused and how it made the citizens
of the U.S hate the Vietnam War even more.
History Learning Site. (2000). Retrieved from http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/my_li_massacre.htm This website gives some quotes made
by Lt. William Calley as well as some other marines that involved in the shootings at My Lia.
Mintz, S., & McNeil, S. 2013. Digital History, My Lai Massacre.
This website has information on the massacre. Not only does it explain the cover-up and the
investigation that arose after the catastrophe took place, it also gives special reports on the trial to
prosecute the military officer responsible, opinion polls on what the American citizens thought
about the whole ordeal.
Linder, D. (2006). An Intro to the My Lai Courts-Martial. Retrieved from http://law2.umkc.edu:
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/mylai/mylai.htm.
This source verifies the Laws of War that are to be kept by the U.S military. It also has more
polls that were taken to determine the American Public’s opinion on the actions of the American
troops.
Linder, P. D. (2000). The My Lai Massacre Trial. University of Missouri-Kansas City School of
Law: Famous American Trials.
This is a very detailed account of the Supreme Court trial against Lt. William Calley. It has a
handful of accounts from eyewitnesses that are Marines and Vietnamese to the scene of the
massacre.
Vietnam Online: My Lai Massacre. (2005, March 29). Retrieved 10 25, 2013, from
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/trenches/my_lai.html.
This source gives us the name Lt. William Calley along with the U.S military unit that was
involved in the killing of the Vietnamese citizens. The website explains how the My Lia
Massacre reached the streets of the U.S after the Vietnam War.