Trial of William Calley at court martial A story of blood
The Calley court martial pits an elderly Mormon veteran lawyer against a young prosecutor as witnesses describe the My Lai massacre. Jurors include six officers with Vietnam service. Testimony centers on Calley with soldiers recalling bodies and Calley firing or directing gunfire.
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William Calley
Calley
Col
Reid Kennedy
Kennedy
George Webster Latimer
Lt. Calley
Cleveland
Ohio
Clifford Ford
Maj
Charles McIntosh
Vietnam
Carl Bierbaum
Walter Kinard
Columbus
Havey Brown
Matamor
Tex
Ronald J. Salem
Daniel
My Lai
Bennard Davies
Fort Worth
My Lai 4
Charlie Company
Jeffrey LaCross
Big Rapids
Mich
Medina
Acquittal Trial Testimony Details My Lai Sergeant Meadle
Witnesses like Paul Meadle describe the My Lai massacre proceedings with Col. Kennedy labeling them key to the case. Meadle recalls being told to shoot villagers including women and children after Lt. Calley ordered further killings, detailing magazine changes and the ravine shootings.
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Daniel
Paul Meadle
Charles Sledge
Thomas Turner
Dennis Conti
James Durst
Col. Kennedy
Meadle
My Lai
Lt. Calley
Calley
Medina
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