War often reveals both the best and worst of humanity, but few events in modern military history compare to the horror of the My Lai Massacre. On March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War, a company of U.S. soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, committed one of the most infamous war crimes …
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The Incident That Changed Everything: Understanding the Gulf of Tonkin
In early August 1964, a series of naval skirmishes in the Gulf of Tonkin, just off the coast of North Vietnam, would forever change the course of American history. The first confrontation took place on August 2, when the USS Maddox, a U.S. Navy destroyer, was on a reconnaissance mission in the area. During this …