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My Lai: In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 9; In 1968, U.S. forces considered the My Lai area to be a stronghold of Communist Vietnamese fighters (known as Vietcong) and their sympathizers. Repeated bombing of the region only increased the support of local civilians for the Communist fighters. After an...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Teaching with disturbing images: Photographs are especially powerful tools for explaining current and historical events — not least horrible or brutal events, such as war, genocide, famine, terrorism, slavery, and lynching. In fact, photographs are often used specifically to raise an...; By David Walbert.

Vietnam: A timeline: Major events and eras in the history of what is now Vietnam from the first millennium BCE to the present.

Gravestone style monument in memory of the massacre at My Lai: This gravestone-style monument was erected in memory of the massacre of Vietnamese at My Lai. The plaque on the stone, written in both Vietnamese and English, states that the monument is a reminder that "on March 16, 1968, the G.I.s killed 170 villagers."...; Format: image/photograph

Coconut palms shade former garden plots at old village site of My Lai: Coconut palms shade former garden plots at the old village site of My Lai. One planted area is visible in the center, but the other plots are overgrown with grass and weeds. In 1968, U.S. forces considered the My Lai area to be a stronghold of Communist Vietnamese...; Format: image/photograph

Stone monument on house foundation of family killed at My Lai: A grey stone monument rests on a house foundation of a local family killed at My Lai on March 16, 1968. The inscription on the monument, written in both Vietnamese and English reads, "Foundation of Mr. Lè Lý's house burnt by U.S. soldiers - 7 of his family...; Format: image/photograph

Small boy stands in entrance to underground artillery shelter at My Lai: A small boy wearing a blue plaid shirt and red shorts stands in the entrance to an underground artillery shelter at My Lai. The entrance hole is small enough that this boy of about six years easily can touch the inside ceiling. Grass grows over the top of...; Format: image/photograph

Stone statue memorial of Communist resistance to Vietnam War at My Lai: A stone statue memorializes Communist resistance to the Vietnam War at Mai Lai. The Soviet-style statue shows a woman standing erect with her right fist raised up toward the sky. A limp baby dangles from her left arm. Three other adults, including one man...; Format: image/photograph

Bodies of civilians killed in My Lai massacre: Bodies of civilians, mostly women and children, are strewn in a road after the My Lai massacre on March 16, 1968. Some are visibly bloody and the youngest child is probably no older than 1. In 1968, U.S. forces considered the My Lai area to be a stronghold...; Format: image/photograph

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