The three weapons that erased 128 Viet Cong from the report
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The three weapons that erased 128 Viet Cong from the report
This episode explores the events leading up to a devastating incident in Sơn Mỹ village and the immediate aftermath. It raises questions about how such a massacre was initially reported and subsequently concealed.
Event: Sơn Mỹ Massacre
Date: March 16, 1968
Location: Sơn Mỹ village, Quảng Ngãi province, Vietnam
US Army Unit: Charlie Company, Task Force Barker
Initial Report: 128 Viet Cong killed in action
- Charlie Company had experienced six weeks of frustration and grief from invisible enemy attacks before the operation.
- Captain Ernest Medina briefed Charlie Company that anyone remaining in Sơn Mỹ village would likely be Viet Cong or a sympathizer.
- Lieutenant Colonel Frank Barker's orders included burning houses, killing livestock, destroying food supplies, and poisoning wells.
- PFC Michael Bernhardt later testified that he saw no military-aged males among the living or dead in the village.
- Ronald Ridenhour, a former soldier with Charlie Company, mailed a three-page letter detailing the events to thirty members of Congress and other officials.
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