noun
My Lai Massacre; Son My Massacre
Historical term referring to the 1968 massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers in Sơn Mỹ village, commonly known in English as the My Lai Massacre.
ソンミ村虐殺事件はベトナム戦争中の悲劇として知られている。
The My Lai Massacre is known as a tragedy during the Vietnam War.
From the Vietnamese place name Sơn Mỹ (ソンミ) and Japanese 村 (むら, 'village'), 虐殺 (ぎゃくさつ, 'massacre'), 事件 (じけん, 'incident').