Son My relic site

Son My relic site

Son My relic site, located next to Highway 24B, belongs to Tu Cung village, Tinh Khe commune, Son Tinh district, Quang Ngai province. This is a place to preserve evidence of the scene, as well as a place to display images, artifacts and place a monument commemorating the 504 victims of the Son My massacre, also known as the My Lai massacre. Son My is the name the Saigon government gave to Tinh Khe commune, while My Lai is the spelling in military documents and maps, and later in the American press, to designate Tinh Khe commune. This name originates from the name of My Lai village, one of the four villages (hamlets) of Son My. Pinkville (Pink Village) is also another name for Son My used by the US military as a nickname in combat maps. The Son My massacre occurred on March 16, 1968, on February 18, Mau Than year, according to the lunar calendar. The main unit that caused the bloody event that shocked world public opinion was the 1st platoon, 11th brigade, Army division, American expeditionary force. On that "terrible morning", after heavy rounds of artillery shelling the village, American troops landed by helicopter on the fields west of Tu Cung hamlet and Go hamlet (Co Luy hamlet) in Tinh Khe commune. The insanely brutal and destructive massacre began with American soldiers hunting down and shooting civilians. Houses and shelters were destroyed, burned, and cattle were shot and killed. The climax of the brutality was the gathering of villagers, mostly old people, women and children, into groups and then shooting and killing. 102 people were killed at Watchtower, 170 others were shot in a ditch east of Thuan Yen hamlet, Tu Cung hamlet. American soldiers did not encounter any reaction from the "enemy" side, other than the screams of panic and pain from innocent victims. Their only loss in personnel was when black soldier Herbert Carter shot himself in the leg to avoid participating in the massacre of his fellow men. Horrifying truth:. In just one morning, 504 innocent civilians were killed (407 people in Tu Cung village, 97 people in My Hoi village), including 182 women, 173 children, and 60 elderly people. There were 24 families killed, 247 houses burned down. Immediately after the massacre, the National Liberation Front Committee at all levels and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam spoke out to denounce the crimes of the American expeditionary force before domestic and foreign public opinion. However, it was not until a year and a half later that this horrifying event was revealed in America by American journalists and veterans. Americans and the whole world were shocked. The movement opposing America's involvement in Vietnam spread widely. Many prestigious figures, intellectuals, and social activists in the US and many parts of the world demand that leading figures in the White House and the Pentagon be put on trial for war crimes. After the liberation of the South, the revolutionary government protected the remaining evidence after the massacre, built a memorial for the victims and a house displaying pictures and artifacts related to the Son My massacre. In Thuan Yen hamlet, Tu Cung hamlet, next to the water canal that was once red with the blood of 107 victims who were collectively murdered. After many restorations, the evidence area now has an area of ​​2.4 hectares, including two main areas: the field evidence area (west) that has been preserved and restored and the additional exhibition area and statues. memorial, reception house (east). In addition, there are relics related to the massacre in Tu Cung village and My Lai village. There are documentary films recording the stories and images of survivors, and many scrapbooks that visitors have written in in many languages, truly expressing the feelings and attitudes of many people. people, of many generations, many different religions, ethnicities and political trends, when learning firsthand about the Son My massacre. Source: Quang Ngai Electronic Newspaper

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