Title: “Reflections on the My Lai Massacre: Lessons Learned and Questions of Justice”

For this discussion, you will watch the American Experience documentary “My Lai.” After you have completed the film, you will answer the questions below.
1. What did you learn from the documentary, and how did it affect you?
2. Were American soldiers’ actions in My Lai’s village justified? Why or why not? Make a specific reference to Lt. William Calley, Capt. Ernest Medina, pilot Hugh Thompson, Pvt. Gregory Olson or anyone else who spoke in the documentary. You must provide a timestamp of the minutes followed by seconds (MM:SS) for which you are quoting or paraphrasing.
3. Do you believe justice was served in how the military and U.S. government handled the investigations, trials and sentencing? Explain.