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The My Lai Massacre 1968 was a year of protests, assassinations, the Vietnam War, and the My Lai Massacre. My Lai, known as Tu Cung to the Vietnamese, one of the nine hamlets located near Son My. It was known as "Pinkville" to the GI's, because on their military maps it was colored rose.It is located in South Vietnam, in the Quang Ngai province. Quang Ngai is located on QL-1, the only South Vietnam national highway. Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 11th Brigade built a base camp at Duc Pho, a small village in the southern part of Quang Ngai. When they arrived at Duc Pho, they found the villages destroyed. On January 30th, the Viet Cong and NVA launched an attack in South Vietnam, known as the Tet Offensive. (Donelson 273). Charlie Company suffered many casualties, although never came close to any Ciet Cong. The Viet Cong set up mines and booby traps. One day, while the men of Charlie Company were patrolling close to Son My, they came upon a heavily laid minefield. Fifteen men were wounded or killed. They had suffered twenty-eight casualties all together, just from mines and traps alone. (Crime Library). Charlie Company was led by Lieutenant Wil