ImagiNation

Oh my, My Lai

So I promise that this will be my last depressing post about the war. We went to My Lai (sounds like Me Lie) about 5 or so days ago. On March 16, 1968 (two day before my Mom turned 18) a unit of the US Army basically murdered 504 innocent people who the majority were elderly, women and children. The museum there is filled with pictures taken by Army photographers as well as from Life and Time, etc..., capturing every moment of this horrible event. Images of mothers trying to protect their babies laying dead because the bullets would go through both of them. One soldier shot himself in the foot so that he would not have to participate. Apparently it all began because some one in leadership went nuts and thought it was a good idea because a couple of their fellow soldiers we killed the day or so before. Like I've said before, I've been to historic battle scenes before, but these bother me so much more because it could have been my Father out there doing these things.

Things are getting pretty interesting with my group- I'll tell more later. We are finally in Ho Chi Minh City now and there are internet cafes everywhere. Just to catch up a bit though, we have been to Da Lat (I think its my favorite place so far, it's in the mountains and was actually around 60 degrees). I got sun burnt laying around the pool in Hue- We stopped at a beautiful beach- I am unable upload picures because none of the computers around here seem to have USB ports- I love the food, but we have been getting the same things at almost every meal, so for the first time in my life I can say that I'm getiing tired of eating shrimp and rice.

posted by imagine @ 1:47 AM