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Location: Son My Site is situated in Tu
Cung Hamlet, Tinh Khe Commune, Son Tinh District, Quang Ngai Province.
Characteristics: The site was built in memory of the civilians who were
killed during the American War. It is located on the land where the American
troops cruelly massacred the local people on the morning of 16 March 1968.
Here, 504 innocent people were killed cruelly in many forms such as being shot
to dead, killed by grenades, or thrown into wells. Most of them were old people,
women, and children. Crossing the entrance gate, at the end of the lane,
visitors will see the main memorial with spiraling incense smoke. On its
pedestal, there are the statues of victims showing their utmost pain before
death. On the two sides of the entrance, there are many small statues describing
various positions of the ill-fated victims. The House of Evidence lies on the
left of the entrance. In the front and around the House are trimmed trees in the
shape of tombs. The exhibits in the House are documents, photos, and objects
which testify to the massacre such as shirts, a pair of sandal of a killed
child, all kinds of cups and plates, cookers and pans holed by cartridge, and
wooden bells used for reciting prayers. All of them stir deep feelings in the
visitors. Outside the House of Evidence, there is a waterway on which 170 people
were killed, 24 house foundations with 24 steles dedicated to 24 families whose
members were all massacred. On each stele, the name and age of the victims are
listed. There are some steles scattering over the hamlets at places where
massacres occurred. At My Hoi Hamlet, Co Luy Commune, there is a stele lying
among luxuriant coconut trees and listing the names of 97 killed villagers in a
massacre.
At the Son My Site visitors have a chance to review the evidences and think of
the utmost suffering of the innocent victims of war. The Son My Site welcomes
all visitors everyday, especially foreigners who are increasing in number. Many
American veterans come here to confess their sin towards the ill-fated victims,
or to express their sympathy towards the painful losses caused to the local
population by their action. Many of them show their shame and repentance.
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