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On March 16, 1968 American troops murdered over 500 innocent women, old men, and children in the Vietnamese village of My Lai.
Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. was a United States Army Major, and a former warrant officer in the 123rd Aviation Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division. He is ...
18 mar 2018 · The Forgotten Hero of My Lai | HUGH THOMPSON JR. | The incredible true story of the Vietnam War veteran who turned his guns on his fellow Americans to end the "My Lai Massacre".... | By Matt Orfalea | [Sounds of war] [Explosions and machine gun fire] People suffer in war. I can't answer what it accomplishes. I have very mixed feelings about it. ...
21 kwi 2015 · What drove a company of American soldiers — ordinary young men from around the country — to commit the worst atrocity in American military history?
Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. (April 15, 1943 – January 6, 2006) was a United States Army officer, serving as a warrant officer in the 123rd Aviation Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division. He is credited with ending the Mỹ Lai Massacre of the South Vietnamese village known as Sơn Mỹ on March 16, 1968, alongside Glenn Andreotta and Lawrence ...
24 lis 2024 · Hugh Thompson Jr. is a name that resonates deeply within the annals of American history, particularly in the context of the Vietnam War and its profound moral implications. As a helicopter pilot, Thompson played a pivotal role during the My Lai Massacre, where he made the courageous decision to intervene against the atrocities being committed ...
The My Lai massacre of March 16, 1968, stands as one of the darkest moments in U.S. military history. Yet in the midst of the chaos and bloodshed, one U.S. soldier followed his convictions.
