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VNA Mar 17 Vietnam. My Lai village massacre remembered More than one thousand villagers and visitors on March 16 attended a solemn memorial dedicated to the My Lai massacre in which 504 innocent civilians were massacred by US troops 35 years ago (March 16, 1968 - March 16, 2003). Addressing a ceremony held at the Son My Historic Site, Tinh Khe commune, Son Tinh district, deputy chairman of Quang Ngai People's Committee, Pham Hoai Hai, recalled the inhumane acts of the US troops who butchered unarmed civilians in Son My (My Lai) village of Tinh Khe commune. He said most of the victims were women and children. The Son My Historic Site will display images and preserve objects related to what has become known around the world as the My Lai massacre. With financial support from the State, domestic and international organisations, the people of Tinh Khe commune have struggled to rebuild their lives and pursue social and economic development over the past 35 years. Better roads, electricity supplies and medical care have helped improve local people's living standards, they said. Almost all of the commune's homes have access to the national power grid, he said. The commune has one senior secondary school, one junior secondary school, another three primary schools and a number of kindergartens. Apart from rice cultivation, the local residents have diversified their crops to include vegetables and fruits for the domestic market. They had also begun to expand aqua-culture and explore the area's tourist potential. (VNA) _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Katsauksia suomeksi: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================