My Lai: The Massacre That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War
Artwork courtesy of Duong Ngoc Canh
Who's Who in the Vietnam War and the My Lai Massacre
Main Characters
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William L. Calley
Born: June 8, 1943, Miami FL
Criminal Status: Released, charged with 22 murders
Sentenced: A lifetime of hard labor, reduced to three years of house arrest by President Nixon
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Platoon leader of the My Lai Massacre
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Hugh Thompson Jr.
Born: April 5, 1943, Atlanta GA
Died: January 6, 2006, Pineville LA
Rank: Major
Landed his helicopter in front of the shooting grounds, risking his life to save the attacked civilians
Journalists
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Ronald Ridenhour
Born: April 6, 1946, Oakland CA
Died: May 10, 1998, Metairie LA
Whistleblower
Exposed the My Lai Massacre
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Seymour Hersh
Born: April 8, 1937, Chicago IL
Investigative Journalist
Won the Pulitzer Prize for his article on the My Lai Massacre
Major Political Figures
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Ho Chi Minh
Born: May 19, 1890, French Indonesia
Died: September 2, 1969, Hanoi, North Vietnam
North Vietnam president
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Born: August 27, 1908, TX
Died: January 22, 1973, TX
Dramatically increased U.S involvement in the Vietnam War