1971 Vietnam My Lai Massacre Trial Lt. Calley Found Guilty 8x10 News Wirephoto

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2020-01-1778
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Grading Standard:
News Agency Original Press Wirephoto
Size:
8x10 inches with minor variation
Blacklight Test:
No.
Other Notes:
Historical photograph.
(Wikipedia) - The My Lai Massacre was the Vietnam War mass murder of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam on March 16, 1968, by United States Army soldiers of "Charlie" Company of 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade of the Americal Division. Most of the victims were women, children, infants, and elderly people. Some of the women were gang-raped and their bodies were later found to be mutilated and many women were allegedly raped prior to the killings. While 26 U.S. soldiers were initially charged with criminal offenses for their actions at My Lai, only Second Lieutenant William Calley, a platoon leader in Charlie Company, was convicted. Found guilty of killing 22 villagers, he was originally given a life sentence, but only served three and a half years under house arrest.
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Special Notice:
Picture shows Lt. Calley being led away to the stockade at Fort Benning after being found guilty. His sentence will be determined later. Circa 1971.
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