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Vietnam commemorates 50th anniversary of My Lai massacre

My Lai massacre survivors lay flowers Froday during a ceremony to remember victims of the massacre in My Lai, Vietnam.

My Lai massacre survivors lay flowers Froday during a ceremony to remember victims of the massacre in My Lai, Vietnam.

  (Hau Dinh / AP)

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More a thousand people in Vietnam marked Friday’s 50th anniversary of the My Lai massacre, the most notorious episode in modern U.S. military history, with talk of peace and cooperation instead of hatred.

Vietnam My Lai Anniversary

Local residents and American veterans arrive Friday at the My Lai massacre memorial site in My Lai, Vietnam.

  (Hau Dinh / AP)

Vietnam My Lai Anniversary

My Lai massacre survivor Do Thi Chi speaks Thursday to U.S. army photographer Ron Haeberle in My Lai, Vietnam.

  (Hau Dinh / AP)

Vietnam My Lai Anniversary

Young dancers participate in a performance Friday during a ceremony to remember victims of the massacre in My Lai.

  (Hau Dinh / AP)

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