Did Charlie Company encounter enemy resistance at My Lai?

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A group of frightened Vietnamese women and children stand close together outdoors during the My Lai Massacre in the Vietnam War. — My Lai Massacre Vietnamese citizens photographed during the My Lai Massacre, March 16, 1968.

Charlie Company did not encounter enemy resistance at My Lai on March 16, 1968. Although the area had a reputation as a hotbed of Viet Cong activity, the soldiers met no opposition during their movement through the hamlet. The only U.S. casualty reported during the operation occurred when a soldier accidentally shot himself in the foot while clearing a jammed weapon.12