LP9.2 Reflection – My Lai

Directions: VIEW “

The My Lai Story

” and “

My Lai Hero Thompson

” hosted by NBC Learn. Answer the following questions:

• Why do you think these men acted as they did?
• Do you feel that these actions, along with the reports of significant American losses in Vietnam, were the reasons protests increased? Why or why not?
• Consider the hero of My Lai for a moment. Why did it take such a long for his actions to finally be recognized?
• Do you feel t that the United States took seriously the “lessons” of My Lai when it came to future conflicts? Why or why not?