My Lai Jurors Deliberate in Hutto Assault Case
Six Vietnam veteran officers faced deliberation over Sgt. Charles Hutto charged with assault with intent to murder at My Lai villagers. Closing arguments were set after defense rested as Col. Howard prepared jury instructions. Hutto could receive up to 20 years.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Charles Hutto
My Lai
Kenneth Howard
Hutto
Army
3Rd Army
Charley Company
William L. Calley Jr
Ft. Benning
1St Planon
Ernest Medina
Nuernberg
Army War Secrets Shown To Calley Jurors
In a secret room at Fort Benning six Army jurors studied classified material on Vietnam warfare including rules of engagement and casualty data from the My Lai raid. Testimony suggested senior officers may have known something went wrong. Lt Col Barker’s involvement was questioned by a helicopter pilot.
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Army
Calley
FT. Benning, Ga
United States
Vietnam
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Americal
Ernest Medina
Charley Company
Frank A. Barker
Dottie
Barker
Col. Henderson
Gen. Koster
Lind
Col. Barker
Kennedy
Christopher Garbon
Tampa
Fla
Herbert Carter
Task Force Barker
B52s Boost Drive to Reopen Phnom Penh Sea Highway
U S B52 bombers join the push to reopen Highway 4 to Phnom Penh’s sea port as North Vietnamese bunkers rise above Pich Nil and Stung Chhay passes. The campaign follows Vietnamese and Cambodian troops massing for a spring offensive while battle casualties mount and the My Lai testimony unfolds in a separate court case.
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Saigon
U.S
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Pich Nil
Stung Chhay
Highway 4
Kompong Som
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