Pinkville; Mỹ Lai || Ron Ridenhour

(Sorry for the audio)
This is an audio reading of Ron Ridenhour, an American GI who served during the Vietnam War, and his letter to Congress concerning an incident in a village during the conflict.

The village was code-named "Pinkville", and the incident would later be discovered as the Mỹ Lai Massacre, where over 400 civilians were killed. It is often said to be the most shocking moment of the war, and one of the American military's most infamous and bloodiest war crimes.

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Music (which I obviously don't own):
"Null", "Regret", and "Void" by Lucas King
"Bridge of Death" by Hildur Guđnadóttir