Sơn Mỹ Memorial

The Sơn Mỹ Memorial (Di tích Sơn Mỹ) is a memorial to victims of the My Lai Massacre in Son My, Vietnam.[1] It is located in the village of Tịnh Khê, Sơn Tịnh District, Quảng Ngãi Province. U.S. soldiers killed an estimated 347 Vietnamese in this area on 16 March 1968.[2] The memorial was built in 1978. At the time of the massacre, Sơn Mỹ was a village that included Mỹ Lai and several other hamlets. Because Mỹ Lai was not the only hamlet involved, the Vietnamese media refers to the event as the "Sơn Mỹ massacre."[1]

Sơn Mỹ was divided into four hamlets: Mỹ Lai, Co Luy, My Khe, and Tư Cung.[3] The U.S. Army designated the various sectors of each hamlet in the form My Lai (1), My Lai (2), etc. The massacre took place, most notably in My Lai (4) (Xom Lang subhamlet) and in My Khe (4) (My Hoi subhamlet), but also in My Lai (5) (Binh Dong and Binh Tay subhamlets) and in Tư Cung.

The memorial is in the former hamlet of Tư Cung. In 2003, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced an 11.7 billion đồng contract to upgrade the building.

Memorials and Monuments at Son My
  • Grave of one-year-old child victim of the My Lai massacre, 16 March 1968.
  • Mass grave for 12 victims of the My Lai massacre, 16 March 1968
  • Sculpture in the garden of the My Lai massacre memorial site.
  • Sculpture in the garden of the My Lai massacre memorial site.
  • Memorial to the trench of 170 victims.
  • Lists of names and ages of victims.

References
  1. "Commemorating victims of Son My massacre" VOV News, March 13, 2012.
  2. "My Lai incident", Columbia Encyclopedia, 2007.
  3. Oliver, Kendrick, The My Lai Massacre in American History And Memory, 2006, p. 192


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