Christopher Levesque

It can. So artillery fire, in this case, 600 meters from My Lai, which is one of a cluster of hamlets forming the village of San Mai. And They have their barrage in preparation to landing. They come into land and they're expecting combat because they have been told that there are Viet Cong in the village.

It can. So artillery fire, in this case, 600 meters from My Lai, which is one of a cluster of hamlets forming the village of San Mai. And They have their barrage in preparation to landing. They come into land and they're expecting combat because they have been told that there are Viet Cong in the village.

They've been told, based on intelligence, they've been told that women and children will be away from My Lai at a marketplace. There you go. And they're expecting to have an actual battle.

They've been told, based on intelligence, they've been told that women and children will be away from My Lai at a marketplace. There you go. And they're expecting to have an actual battle.

They've been told, based on intelligence, they've been told that women and children will be away from My Lai at a marketplace. There you go. And they're expecting to have an actual battle.

Right. And so we get two platoons that initially land and they set up a security perimeter waiting for their third platoon to arrive. The idea is that the first two platoons, including Cali's first platoon, will then assault through the village and that the third platoon will provide rear area security and then eventually follow them.

Right. And so we get two platoons that initially land and they set up a security perimeter waiting for their third platoon to arrive. The idea is that the first two platoons, including Cali's first platoon, will then assault through the village and that the third platoon will provide rear area security and then eventually follow them.

Right. And so we get two platoons that initially land and they set up a security perimeter waiting for their third platoon to arrive. The idea is that the first two platoons, including Cali's first platoon, will then assault through the village and that the third platoon will provide rear area security and then eventually follow them.

And their mission is to kill the people who resist, to kill livestock, to destroy wells and to level buildings. And Captain Medina has told them that everybody that's left in the village was either Viet Cong or a Viet Cong sympathizer.

And their mission is to kill the people who resist, to kill livestock, to destroy wells and to level buildings. And Captain Medina has told them that everybody that's left in the village was either Viet Cong or a Viet Cong sympathizer.

And their mission is to kill the people who resist, to kill livestock, to destroy wells and to level buildings. And Captain Medina has told them that everybody that's left in the village was either Viet Cong or a Viet Cong sympathizer.

They go wrong pretty quickly. One of the challenges is that The Hamlet of My Lai, like many Vietnamese villages, was divided by hedgerows. And so as the line of infantry proceeds through the village, they become broken up into smaller and smaller groups where it's more difficult for them to be observed and controlled by their officers.

They go wrong pretty quickly. One of the challenges is that The Hamlet of My Lai, like many Vietnamese villages, was divided by hedgerows. And so as the line of infantry proceeds through the village, they become broken up into smaller and smaller groups where it's more difficult for them to be observed and controlled by their officers.

They go wrong pretty quickly. One of the challenges is that The Hamlet of My Lai, like many Vietnamese villages, was divided by hedgerows. And so as the line of infantry proceeds through the village, they become broken up into smaller and smaller groups where it's more difficult for them to be observed and controlled by their officers.

And so their typical process is going to be that as they move through a village and they take prisoners, they hold those villagers so that those villagers can be processed by an officer. Said either keep this one as a potential enemy prisoner of war or let them go and keep them secure in this other location away from any potential combat.

And so their typical process is going to be that as they move through a village and they take prisoners, they hold those villagers so that those villagers can be processed by an officer. Said either keep this one as a potential enemy prisoner of war or let them go and keep them secure in this other location away from any potential combat.

And so their typical process is going to be that as they move through a village and they take prisoners, they hold those villagers so that those villagers can be processed by an officer. Said either keep this one as a potential enemy prisoner of war or let them go and keep them secure in this other location away from any potential combat.

And one of the things that happens is that as they get divided up and they start to gather potential prisoners, they get bogged down. And Medina orders Callie and his other platoon leaders to get their men back online and to continue to push through the village. Are they taking fire in any way? They are not. They've received no fire.

And one of the things that happens is that as they get divided up and they start to gather potential prisoners, they get bogged down. And Medina orders Callie and his other platoon leaders to get their men back online and to continue to push through the village. Are they taking fire in any way? They are not. They've received no fire.

And one of the things that happens is that as they get divided up and they start to gather potential prisoners, they get bogged down. And Medina orders Callie and his other platoon leaders to get their men back online and to continue to push through the village. Are they taking fire in any way? They are not. They've received no fire.