In what some are comparing to the 1968 My Lai Massacre in South Vietnam an army sergeant Calvin Gibbs is accused of being a ringleader of a group of soldiers accused of murdering civilians in Afghanistan. Reportedly finger and other body part were cut off and kept as souvenirs.

Murder charges have been filed against Gibbs and four other soldiers. If convicted, they could face the death penalty. All have denied the charges during a military hearing held early this week to determine if they will be court marshaled.

The My Lai Massacre English pronunciation: /ˌmaɪˈleɪ, ˌmaɪˈlaɪ/ was the mass murder conducted by a unit of the U.S. Army on March 16, 1968 of 347–504 unarmed citizens in South Vietnam, all of whom were civilians and a majority of whom were women, children (including babies) and elderly people. 2nd Lt. William Calley was convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison at the Federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. After appeals his sentence was reduced and later in 1974, President Nixon tacitly issued Calley a limited Presidential Pardon. Consequently, his general court-martial conviction and dismissal from the U.S. Army were upheld, however, the prison sentence and subsequent parole obligations were commuted to time served, leaving Calley a free man. In August 2009 speaking at a Kiwanis Club of Greater Columbus, Georgia near where he lives he apologized for the My Lai killings.

In the winter of 2010, "My Lai Four", the story of the My Lai Massacre will be released with American actor, Beau Ballinger portraying Lt. Calley.