We have been ahead of schedule so we decided to take a day off and visit this museum just outside of town. It is a memorial to those killed during the My Lai massacre, at the actual site of the tragedy.

There 504 civilians including very young children were killed.

This event was originally covered up by the US government, the aggressors were given commendations and the few soldiers who tried to stop it were seen as traitors. After investigations the roles reversed the whistleblowers are now seen as heroes and more than 20 US soldiers were tried for war crimes.

There is really too much history to sum up in a quick post. We would recommend looking into it further if you are as unfamiliar as we were with the event. Hopefully we can learn from the past.