Medina trial witness recalls Calley surprise at My Lai
In McPherson Georgia UPI report Lt. William L. Calley Jr said Capt. Fe nest L Medina was certainly surprised to learn of the My Lai slaughter. Hicks testified Calley mentioned My Lai in a 1963 conversation describing leading a platoon into the village where civilians cheered before troops opened fire. Other witnesses praised Medina as a capable commander while Bailey warned the jury about hearsay evidence and possible use of a lie detector in the case.
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UPI
William L. Calley Jr
Fenest L. Medina
My Lai
Robert L. Slicks
Calley
Medina
Hicks
F. Lee Bailey
My Hicks
FL Benning
Rula
Maj
Charles Calhoun
Ft. Morsoe
Vietnam
Roger Alaux
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Nikon
Bailey
Nixon
Ami
Alger Hiss
Witnesses describe My Lai slaughter in court martial
Prosecution witnesses testified from helicopters sighting bodies on the ground at My Lai. One said a helicopter gunner fired on civilians. others described 60 to 90 bodies and a possible cover up by Col. Oran Henderson.
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T. Meade
My Lai
Col
Oran K. Henderson
11Th Infantry Brigade
Brian Livingston
Indianapolis
Heamfet
Dan Ab, Millions
Fort Worth, Tex
Modesty almost gets ineligible man drafted
The induction physical nearly exempted Mark Jacobs after his belt buckle and pants kept him over the weight limit. The judge ruled him ineligible when he weighed 128 pounds with the pants and 12444 pounds without, citing the missing underwear as the reason. Jacobs explained he avoided undressing due to not wearing underwear that day.
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Modesty
San Francisco
UPI
Mark Jacobs
Jacobs
U.S
Albert C. Wollenberg
Wollenberg
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