Son My Memorial in Quảng Ngãi, Quảng Ngãi

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The Son My Memorial (Vietnamese: Di tích Sơn Mỹ) is a memorial built in 1978 and dedicated to the 504 victims of the My Lai/Son My Massacre, which was committed by the U.S. Army soldiers from the Company C of the 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade of the 23rd (Americal) Infantry Division during the Vietnam War. It is located in the former hamlet of Tu Cung in the Vietnamese village of Tịnh Khê, Son Tinh District, Quang Ngai Province where the massacre took place. At the time of the massacre, Son My was a village that included My Lai and several other hamlets. Because My Lai was not the only hamlet involved, the Vietnamese media refers to the event as the "Son My Massacre."

Son My was divided into four hamlets: My Lai, Co Luy, My Khe, and Tu Cung. The U.S. Army designated the various sectors of each hamlet in the form of My Lai (1), My Lai (2), etc. It was in My Lai (4) (Xom Lang subhamlet) and My Khe (4) (My Hoi subhamlet) where the massacre most notably took place due to the higher number of casualties involved compared to the other sectors, though it also occurred in My Lai (5) (Binh Dong and Binh Tay subhamlets) and in Tu Cung.