[Vision2020] Calley Apologizes for Role in My Lai Massacre

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the Army times.

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Calley apologizes for role in My Lai massacre

COLUMBUS, Ga. — The former Army lieutenant convicted of the 1968 killing
of 22 civilians in the Vietnamese village of My Lai publicly apologized
Wednesday at an event near Fort Benning.

William Calley told members of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Columbus that
“there is not a day that goes by that I do not feel remorse for what
happened that day in My Lai.”

He said he feels “remorse for the Vietnamese who were killed, for their
families, for the American soldiers involved and their families. I am very
sorry.”

Calley was convicted in 1971 of the March 16, 1968, massacre and was
sentenced to life in prison. He was the only American convicted of
involvement at My Lai. His sentence was later reduced by President Nixon,
and Calley served three years of house arrest.

Calley did not deny what happened but repeatedly said he was following
orders.

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Lt. William L. Calley, Jr., pictured during his court-martial at Fort
Benning, Ga., on April 23, 1971.

http://tinyurl.com/WilliamCalley1971

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Former Army Lt. William Calley poses for a photo Aug. 19 at the Kiwanis
Club in Columbus, Ga., where Calley spoke publicly for the first time
about the infamous My Lai massacre in Vietnam in 1968.

http://tinyurl.com/WilliamCalley2009

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Tom Hansen
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