Lt Calley

[Joe Allonby]

American servicemen were decorated for their actions at My Lai - for
trying to stop it.

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:18 PM, rich<richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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