S5 Ep41: My Lai and the Cost of Following Orders

The massacre at My Lai was one of the most lethal attacks on civilians carried out by American troops in Vietnam. For more than a year, the Army’s official line held firm: it was an encounter with the enemy. Only when a soldier wrote dozens of letters, and a reporter refused to let the story die, did the truth reach the public. This episode explores the events of that day and the long road to accountability.

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S5 Ep41: My Lai and the Cost of Following Orders is an episode from Crimes of the Centuries.

This episode is 51:39 long.

This episode was published on Jan 12, 2026.

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