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On March 16, 1968, did you have any expectations of serious action? We thought that was good, that they would be out of the way. Thats unlikely to improve anyones mental health, Letters to the Editor: Yes, we need to talk about Bidens age. What happened next was one of the most remarkable events of the entire war, and perhaps unique: Thompson told the American troops that, if they opened fire on the Vietnamese civilians in the bunker, he and his crew would open fire on them. After we took the boy to Quang Nai, we went back to our base, and Hugh Thompson and I reported to Colonel Oran Henderson. In harsh times, heroes are ordinary men doing extraordinary things. My Lai Massacre: Vietnam War & Colin Powell - HISTORY I was always comfortable as the sidekick and enjoyed the time with Hugh. He was very helpful to General Peers and it seemed like he wasnt just going through the motions, it was like he really wanted to know what happened. 1st Platoon of Company C, commanded by Lieutenant William Laws Calley Jr., forced approximately 7080 villagers, mostly women and children, into an irrigation ditch and murdered the civilians with knives, bayonets, grenades, and small arms fire. Our main job was to fly close to the deck, entice fire to get the enemy to give up their position, mark it, suppress fire and get out of the gunships way. Sometimes we did and sometimes we didnt. Calley was paroled just three years later, in 1974, after Richard Nixon commuted his sentence. PFC. However, Ive spoken to survivors on different occasions who had been at the bottom of the pile. As we flew around more, we started seeing small groups of people dead or dying in other parts of the village. But eventually the journalist Seymour Hersh found out about the massacre, and his report made it worldwide news and a turning point in the war. They also reported the massacre to higher officers, who ordered the troops on the ground to stop. That same day, the cover up started. Letters to the Editor: Should speed humps be put around all L.A. elementary schools? My Lai massacre was a bloody stain of the Vietnam War, but one man changed the course of the battle and went from traitor to hero. Traces the life of U.S. Army helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson, who tried to stop the infamous My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War Genres NonfictionHistoryWar BiographyMilitary HistoryMilitary Fiction 248 pages, Hardcover First published May 1, 1999 Book details & editions About the author Trent Angers 40 books6 followers Friends Following He was 62. I remember catching one of the soldiers eyes and I waved to him and he waved back. As the wounded tried to crawl out, they were fired on by someone who had been left there to do just that. Upon seeing that, Hugh Thompson landed the helicopter, approached Calley, and talked to him. The sergeant waited until Thompson left and then fired on the helpless civilians. So I was not a good guy.. When the revelations about My Lai surfaced, he testified before Congress, a military inquiry and the court-martial of Lt. William L. Calley Jr., the platoon leader at My Lai, who was the only soldier to be convicted in the massacre. He found 69 between the ages of 4 and 7, and 91 between the ages of 8 and 12. I looked at them and the first thing I saw was, Reason: to conduct necessary military business. So thats all I would tell the CO. Ronald L. Haeberle/U.S. We didnt know what was happening. Colburn came from Atlanta to be at his bedside. Hugh Thompson was a United States Army Major and a former warrant officer in the 123rd Aviation Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division who helped end the My Lai Massacre of the South Vietnamese village known as Sn M on March 16, 1968. Thompson felt obliged to return to military service when the Vietnam War began. Hilton Crystal City Relish Menu, How Does A Stock Recall Work, St Joseph Mercy Dermatology Residency, Forest Hills Central Rowing, Used In Making Temporary Stitches And Buttonholes, Articles H

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