After four months of proceedings, Lieutenant William Calley is found guilty on 22 counts of premeditated murder for his role in the My Lai massacre and sentenced to life in prison. Calley becomes the only person convicted for the mass killing of between 347 and 504 unarmed Vietnamese civilians, …
Lieutenant William CalleyPresident Richard NixonSecretary of the Army Howard CallawayLieutenant General William Peerswar-crimesinstitutional-corruptiongovernment-deceptionmilitary-corruptionaccountability-failure
Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh publishes explosive revelations about the My Lai massacre through Dispatch News Service after both Life and Look magazines refuse the story. Hersh’s investigation begins when he receives a tip on October 22, 1969 about a soldier being court-martialed at …
Journalist Seymour HershWhistleblower Ronald RidenhourLieutenant William CalleyU.S. ArmyDispatch News Servicewhistleblowinggovernment-deceptionwar-crimesinstitutional-corruptioninvestigative-journalism
U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment massacre between 347 and 504 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians—mostly women, children, elderly men, and infants—in the village of My Lai during a search-and-destroy mission. Led by Lieutenant William Calley, …
Lieutenant William CalleyCaptain Ernest MedinaCharlie Company 1st Battalion 20th Infantry RegimentHugh Thompson Jr. (helicopter pilot who intervened)U.S. Armywar-crimesmilitary-corruptiongovernment-deceptioninstitutional-corruptioncover-up