Lt Calley

[rich]

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/an-apology-for-my-lai-four-decades-later/?hp

this stands out (can we have that fog back?)

1971

'In the days immediately following his conviction, there were public
demonstrations on his behalf, and a song about him became a hit
record. “My name is William Calley, I’m a soldier of this land,” the
song began. “I’ve vowed to do my duty and to gain the upper hand. But
they’ve made me out a villain, they have stamped me with a brand.”

200,000 copies of the record were sold in the three days Mr. Calley’s
conviction. A few months later, The Times noted: “A Harvard survey of
public attitudes toward First Lieut. William L. Calley Jr. has found
that two-thirds of those questioned said that most people would shoot
unarmed civilians if ordered to do so.”'

Yikes!

rich