More than 40 years after 507 unarmed civilians in the Vietnamese village of My Lai were killed by the U.S. Army soldiers of Charlie Company, images of the aftermath can still shock. This report on the 1968 atrocity includes the first in-depth interview with former Capt. Aubrey Daniel, who prosecuted Lt. William Calley for ordering the massacre, as well as firsthand accounts from soldiers and Vietnamese survivors. A portrait emerges of men so traumatized by war’s savagery that they could no longer distinguish between combatants and civilians. Monday, April 26, at 9 p.m., PBS; check local listings
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