My Lai
Season 22 Episode 6 | 52m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
The 1968 My Lai massacre and its subsequent cover-up.
The 1968 My Lai massacre, its subsequent cover-up, and the heroic efforts of the soldiers who broke ranks to try to halt the atrocities, and then bring them to light.
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My Lai
Season 22 Episode 6 | 52m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
The 1968 My Lai massacre, its subsequent cover-up, and the heroic efforts of the soldiers who broke ranks to try to halt the atrocities, and then bring them to light.
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