Sơn Mỹ Memorial
The Sơn Mỹ Memorial is a memorial to victims of the My Lai Massacre in Son My, Vietnam. It is located in the village of Tịnh Khê, Sơn Tịnh District, Quảng Ngãi Province. U.S. soldiers killed at least 504 Vietnamese in this area on 16 March 1968. 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."
Sơn Mỹ was divided into four hamlets: Mỹ Lai, Co Luy, My Khe, and Tư Cung. The U.S. Army designated the various sectors of each hamlet in the form My Lai, My Lai, etc. The massacre took place, most notably in My Lai and in My Khe , but also in My Lai 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.
