Interviews with Veterans of My Lai 

This is the first time I am seeing these interviews. Speechless.

How every single person that witnessed that massacre didn't have extreme debilitating PTSD is beyond me

This should be required viewing for every high school history class. And then require it again in college. Also make it a requirement to watch this before you get to register to vote.

This is a good lesson for people who have not seen or lived through war. We are no better than the Nazis. The smirking on some of their faces says it all.

Anybody that doesn't believe the average soldier would fire on American Citizens if told to needs to watch this.

I can appreciate that our history teacher taught us this in high school. Not sure if it was mandatory to learn but he taught it

“There were some rapes at time” (like recalling the market carried fresh mangoes now and then)🤯

My Lai Massacre, also called Pinkville Massacre, mass killing of as many as 500+ unarmed villagers by U.S. soldiers

There is no excuse for killing unarmed civilians .

Sgt. Hutto was in the bed next to me at Fort Polk Army hospital late in 1968. I was bad wounded, could not walk, had to shit in a bag. He told me all about the fight at My Lai. Pink Ville we called it back then. I also had been in the Americal Division. I never saw any thing like he described, thought maybe things like that happened, did not disbelieve him. He lad a leg injury, nor sure if it was a wound and did not stay there long. They were giving him a leave to go home and he borrowed 20 bucks from me, going to Boogolussa , LA. Maybe I spell that wrong. He said he would come back and pay me. He never did. just Like every other guy I lent money to in the Army who had to get home.

18:28 "They were putting responsibility on other men." OR it might just be because the knew it was wrong and they didn't want to get involved

4 Hours In My Lai is the complete documentary. Remember My Lai part 1 is a FrontLine documentary. The black dudes mental decline over the years from guilt and being haunted by what he did is unbelievable. Then , his own little boy was killed in front of him just put the pedal to the metal. Check it out.

A soldiers job is not to obey orders but simply to obey lawful orders. The only reason we don’t use lawful is because it is assumed and part of military and civilian law.

This video will speak through decades, if only those ears will be open to hear... I hope so.

What is he talking about at 15:10? The civilians were 'huddling' because the Americans herded them over there and then massacred them. And the guy at 16:30 - smiling at the rapes ? Despicable.

They're all so weirdly . . . casual. I understand the attitude of that time is a bit more composed and articulated than now but this is next level.

The guy being interviewed in the moving car seemed like he liked it.

Some of those guys looked like they enjoyed it and thats sad

Interesting fact - all of these guys are dead except for the worst one - Garry Crossley of del rio texas - the guy in the car. He is 74 years old and still alive. Hopefully, the scenes of gang rapes he witnessed still torment him till the day he dies.

Great honesty for history. If there werent any enimies when we arrived, there were - when we left..

After the massacre they were put on patrol for 2 stinking months ( wearing the one uniform ), just to get them out the way. Maybe the brass were hoping for a massacre of guys who may talk.

US Army Veteran here. *EVERY* individual in this interview is a sociopathic monster.

I remember this happening and how shocked people were.

This is just PURE EVIL and so f’ing heartbreaking. I come from a military family- yes, they’ve always told us war is war and it’s a terrible place to be in- BUT you’re a human being who loves your country and fight for what’s right- NOT cold blooded murder to INNOCENT people- babies, children, elderly, and women!!!! That’s just pure EVIL!! 🤦🏻‍♀️ This is so hurtful I wish I could help every single victim in any way possible. These men have NO remorse whatsoever and actually smile and laugh when they talk about what they witnessed or wtf they did 🤦🏻‍♀️ Sickening after wtf they did, then literally talk about it as they’re back in their country with their freedom walking around living their lives as other lives of women, elderly, children, and babies were cut short due to these men and their cowardliness! Oh how nice it would’ve been if Medina’s fat ass and the other POS in charge were smashed by Hugh Thompson’s helicopter! Or blown away!! Then interview people to talk about while laughing!!!

The way these guys talk are so unbelievable, hypocritical, and insensitive...that they would talk about innocent people as if there nothing.

The man killed a mother and a three month old baby and said”it crack me up” bro I’m in shock

How insane and sad ... horror.

I went to high school with one of these men. He was just an all American kid then. Varnado Simpson committed suicide.

I served in Vietnam but the area where I was there wasn't any villages or civilians only hardcore NVA so you were fighting to stay alive.

And there leaders got off which is an utter disgrace

First time watching these interviews and I’ve probably watched nearly and I say this with my chest NEARLY EVERY SINGLE COMBAT VIDEO THERE IS TO WATCH, from WW2 to Ukraine on RU-vid and the worst of the worst on best gore.. but These interviews right here touch a different type of nerve. To hear these guys so calmly and sometimes even happily talking about shooting innocent WOMEN and children in the back as they run away. Walking into another man’s humble abode and taking things then wonder why he’s following you shouting? To just shoot him.. I wasn’t there so I don’t know the situations and the real outcomes of these particular situations talked about in the interviews but how in ANY situation UNLESS THEY HAVE A WEAPON on them.. SHOOT ANYONE in the back? Let alone women and children.. genuinely baffles me. Can you imagine being the only one in the platoon or the battalion to talk about this to the higher ups? You’d find yourself buried alive in a foxhole or alone in a jungle wondering where everyone went.. and if that didn’t happen to you and you did make it home to have that on your mind.. just hearing the first person stories from you’re friends or comrades let alone seeing it or doing it yourself.. you wonder why so many of these guys couldn’t live with themselves and unfortunately committed suicide. When you round up the whole situation as a whole and look back all you can say is it is Fucking SAD and my condolences and my love from anyone and everyone affected by this war in whatever shape or form it comes in. Peace and blessings to all. I hope everyone has a beautiful Christmas with their friends and family. Nothing but LOVE❤

Had any of my men raped prisoners when I was active duty or torture civilian families I'd have gone to prison for shooting my own men. Thankfully this behavior wasn't tolerated during my generation in the Army.

This is what politicians do to people.

They should have been locked up

The Superior Superior will judge.

"What can we do to make sure this doesn't happen again?" "Get out of Vietnam." WE should never have been there in the first place.

The horror and constant grind of war will make any human being capable of anything.......anything. This fact is as old as the first battle between men.

Monsters. Some even grinning as they recall the event.

It seems mandatory now to thank veteran's for their service.America appears to be more militaristic and arrogant than ever The fact that they have never paid Vietnam reparations and supported the murderous Khmer rouge speaks volumes.

these are the same people that point fingers to Russia

I've seen interviews of soldiers involved in atrocities in the Vietnam war, and you know what? I don't think any of them have a shred of remorse for what they have done, the guy in the car is like : what's all the fuss about it ? I didn't think there would be so much publicity, these kind of things were going down all the time... Truly shocking.

What a bunch of monsters.. again we hear. (We we’re just following orders.)

The Horror......The Horror.....

0:36 I don't know how true this is, but this man is said to have witnessed the events however did not part take in the Massacre itself. Again I don't know if its true so dont quote me on it

11:58 I can't believe what I am hearing.

It is very easy to criticize and condemn when you are comfortable at home... I would like to see all those people in the same circumstances... if they are so kind to what is around them.

This is Michael Bilton and Kevin Sim's "Four Hours In My Lai". Can't talk about it.

It's so easy to be evil...

Those murderers baby killers and innocent people look so proud recalling the even

Like 30+% of these "gentlemen" ended up homeless. Being ordered to carry out war crimes surely takes a toll on one's mind, no wonder they end up dysfunctional.

Now check out the ''Highway of Death'' story. Now that was a massacre.

Some messed up shit

And it's still happening to this day

One soldier shot himself in the foot to get out shooting the villagers

Look Varnado Simpson and watch his story about being @ My Lai.

no honor. period. some people had and served with honor like the helicopter pilot. but these people, no honor. disrespected your humanity, your country, your oath... sad criminal and shameful. history is filled with men serving with honor. if you don't have the balls to disobey such orders, then you are as bad and dishonorable as the assholes that gave the order.

My Gunnery sergeant once told me, " Sgt. Spende one thing your going to find out in war is how brutal an all American boy can be"! I told him like my dad before me told his commander, I did not sign up for this"! This entire Company will be facing God I hate to be them! Burning in HELL! For all Aternity. There are rules even in war time. My dad told me he and his unit had to deliver supplies at an Army base near Chew lie. He said when they got there. American soldiers were smoking and shooting dope smoking urb. High as HELL! The base looked terrible like I one was keeping the base up to code! My dad told me he got back to his fire base and told his Captain about this Army base.

I recognise the guy in the yellow shirt from Thunderbirds.

WTF about 6:45 into the video a cockroach runs across the screen. Also my name is Varnado. Sometimes I think I’m in the twilight zone.

How do u do this and then live with yourself?

Pure evil...they talk about it like it was nothing with no feelings of remorse...how can anyone in the right mind go on and live knowing you killed innocent women, children and babies...so sad

what shame. i was in the marines and we would give our sea rats to the kids. i always felt sorry for them.

Gary garfolo is my dads cousin

Did anyone else notice the extra rat in the picture, as if there weren't enough being interviewed?

at 6:51 A RAT SCURRIES right behind the guy talking about the beginning of the killing...it seems as if these guys left their souls behind them in My Lai or they never developed their souls prior...in any case this is murder...God forgive them

16:29 looking pretty guilty 😔

“Good job! Get you a case of beer for that one.”

I feel when men are under fire day in day out, they see their friends get blown to bits, it turns men into something that they cannot control. We cannot judge because most of us have never been in this situation. I’m not condoning this massacre by any means, I’m just saying we will never get it.

Just like they did in the late 1890's somewhere in south east asia. They massacred 100% civilians.

A dramatic failure of the officers to exert control of their troops

16:44 GROSS

Sad !

Murder

read My Lai by Howard Jones

is it really you or me if you are upagainst women and children....

Need interview with commanding officer, Colin Powell.

The thin black dude in the blue suit is older in the other vid. It has to be seen to be believed.

6:45 anybody else see the rat?

I can see the stressors, but this does not absolve the guilt. I think it was soft-pedaled by the Army because of the guilt of the Command leadership here. Guilt in executing the mission, and the guilt of condoning this kind of behavior all along. If it was made known down to the platoon level that this was wrong, maybe this would not have happened.

no matter how many conventions or laws are established. In times of war these allways go out the window. I'm pretty sure there has been some war crimes in Ukraine too or in syria.

The American way...Lord forgive.

It's a method called Free Fire Zone...taking the water around the fish

WW2 we killed 100s of thousands of unarmed folks

Pure evil. Gland these people received a well deserved hate.

12:00 "They don't care if they live or die." Excuse me, what?

Criminal.

@6:50 WTF crawled over that guy being interviewed, a mouse?!!!

No excuse. Yall knew right from wrong. We are the US Army. WTF were you thinking? Or better yet you all Weren't thinking! No Damn Excuse!

New American nazis, same theme revised and re-edited.Sleepless nights and night Mayers. Following orders no conscience, and its a shame, you still have this on an on.

Kissiinger ❤ WAR

Geezuz krist man i cant believe these monsters talk so casually. I get it tho.....they will deal with padt memories in due time.....WAR SUX...

Better to not go to war

sounds like these men were led to a set up.

What was that running through the video about 6 min 45 seconds in? I thought that was a rat!

When I was in, there were lots of guys, we called them bullshitters, who would make up shit just to feel special. Can't say for sure, but it would be interesting to see the interviews on the cutting room floor from this antiwar organization. I'm glad it's not on my conscience, but I'm not going to condemn it out of hand. These guys had good reason to hate the Vietnamese in their minds.

In the book "Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam" explains how this happened all the time.

Despicable

I know this is a serious video and I appreciate it being a veteran myself of the Gulf war but that guy with the yellow shirt and sideburns looks like Elvis LoL.

11:58 what tha fuuuu...😮😢

that’s true but when it’s down to the wire like this and those two orders were given to “take care” of the civilians , as a right minded soldier would you say sir I’m standing down that us and unlawful order and honestly even point the weapon at the officer and have the XO or someone arrest them on the spot . I’d like to think I would do that , probably die for it .