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Thursday, 22 March 2018 16:07

My Lai Vietnam tragedy and a Louisiana hero

mylai 4Fifty years ago this weekend, the focus of the Vietnam war dramatically changed.  Many Americans were skeptical of why the war was necessary. There were scattered reports of American soldiers killing innocent civilians.  But some would argue bad things can happen during wartime, and that’s the price a nation must pay. Then came My Lai.

Published in New Orleans News

 

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