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Presumably then, sack, who found calley sensible, intelligent and sensitive edited his 500,000 inches of interview tape to reflect the lieutenant at his best. Harrison ford is given top billing on the cover of the dvd but in fact appears only briefly in the dvd as one of the members of calleys platoon. His sentence was later commuted by president reagan. Richard basehart plays the defense attorney, george lattimer, in the trial of william rusty calley, a 27 year old lieutenant charged with the murder of 102 men, women and children in the tiny vietnamese village of my lai. Biographies of key figures in the my lai courts martial. The trial and conviction of william rusty calley, an unknown. Rusty calley for the massacre of my lai 4 during the vietnam war.

Excerpts from the cross examination of lieutenant william calley, during his court martial for the my lai massacre in 1968. I dont care whether calley used the best judgment or not he was faced with a. On the evidence, the court martial could reasonably find calley guilty of the offences before us. The us army field manuals afm standard for measuring his liability was whether a soldier of common understanding would know that an order to summarily execute unarmed civilians is illegal and must be disobeyed. Harrison ford is given top billing on the cover of the dvd but in fact appears only briefly in the dvd as one of the members of calley s platoon.

Except for a relatively relaxed direct examination, it had. I sent them a good boy and they made him a murderer the. Make sure you pick your most highly motivated students to be calley, medina, and the attorneys. Roland bob harris, linda haynes calley s girl, bo hopkins prosecuting attorney, geoffrey horne, bruce kimball juror, stanley kramer host, william lucking. These were the issues facing the us military court that charged first lieutenant william calley with the premeditated murder of 22 vietnamese civilians, including infants, children, women, and elderly men. The cross examination of lieutenant william calley 1970. Calley apologizes for my lai massacre us news military. William calley was the only us soldier held legally responsible for the slayings. Calley, and the public reaction to calleys conviction. The courtmartial essentially a military trial is the oldest system of justice in the united states, predating even the constitution and declaration of independence. Almost everyone wanted to make him more than he was, but pudgy, babyfaced, nottoobright rusty calley lacked demonic stature and hammers lugubrious reflections on the nature of heroes, antiheroes, scapegoats, martyrs, victims and murderers as he sat through four months of testimony in the 59seat court house in fort benning, georgia, seem to have been a desultory vigil for grand drama. By reopening the calley case, belknap helps a new generation of readers better understand why the vietnam war was so controversial and damaging to national unity. Courtmartial of lieutenant william calley by anna yarling. The court martial of lieutenant william calley tv movie.

The trial and conviction of william rusty calley, an unknown 27yearold lieutenant charged with the murder of 102 men, women, and children in the tiny vietnamese village of my lai, shocked the nation and split public opinion of our presence and involvement in vietnam. Media no videos, backdrops or posters have been added to judgment. First lieutenant calley stands convicted of the premeditated murder of 22 infants, children. William calley is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder in the death of 109 vietnamese civilians at my lai in march 1968. March 31 1971 sentenced to life imprisonment at fort leavenworth.

Your deliberations on this question do not focus on lieutenant calley and the manner in which he perceived the legality of. Sep 12, 1971 calleys puzzlemiat over moral priorities and options seems typically in the american grain, for he then goes on to brood. The trial and conviction of rusty calley, an obscure 27yearold lieutenant charged with murdering 102 men, women and children in a tiny vietnamese hamlet of my lai, which rocked the very foundations of the nation and aroused and polarized public opinion. Remember second lieutenant william calley, the platoon leader in vietnam, who, on march 16, 1968, swept into the little village of mylai and murdered 500 civilians. The case against calley and, eventually, fourteen other military officers emerged from the investigations conducted by colonel william wilson. Download wikipedia for android or ios save your favorite articles to read offline, sync your reading lists across devices and customize your reading experience with the official wikipedia app. However, the article also noted a degree of controversy surrounding this song, with the cancellation of a cover by the famous country singer tex ritter. September 5th, 1969 charged with 6 cases of premeditated murder. Musante was born in bridgeport, connecticut, into an italian. William calley charged for my lai massacre history. The trial and conviction of rusty calley, an obscure 27yearold lieutenant charged with murdering 102 men, women and children in a. Us army lieutenant william calley was the subject of a 1971 military courts martial because of his widelypublicized conduct in 1968 during the viet nam war.

The roots of military law stretch back to ancient rome, where it was adopted to enforce discipline within the ranks, especially among mercenaries. This is an interesting account of the trial convicted of murder. William calley cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Calley, and the public reaction to calley s conviction. Lieutenant william calley has been found guilty of murder at a court martial for his part in the my lai massacre which claimed the lives of 500 south vietnamese civilians. William calley bio arts and humanities flashcards quizlet. William calley makes first public apology for vietnam wars. He was convicted of the 1968 killing of 22 civilians in the vietnamese village of my lai. In 1971, calley was found guilty of murder for ordering the killings of hundreds of south vietnamese civilians in the my lai pronounced meelye massacre. Musante was born in bridgeport, connecticut, into an italianamerican family, the son of natalie anne nee salerno, a school teacher, and. Testimony and documents relating to the court martial of william l.

June 30, 1936 november 26, 20 was an american actor, best known for the tv series toma. Calley was also charged with assault with the intent to kill a toddler. The shortcomings in the drama are the narrations to try and explain to trial and add comentary. Emmy winning tv movie addresses the dichotomy of war. Stanley kramer, a director known for his socially pointed films, tackles yet another political topic with judgement. Us army lieutenant william calley was the subject of a 1971 military courtsmartial because of his widelypublicized conduct in 1968 during the viet nam war. Of course, if i had been order to mylai to rape it, pillage, and. Over the years i reluctantly have taken a look deeper at it to get a picture of what went on, as time and patience permits. A lieutenant is court martialed in the aftermath of the mai lai massacre.

An emotional william calley says he is sorry we are not. Finally, over fortyone years after the my lai massacre, when us troops killed more than 500 men, women and children in vietnam, the former army lieutenant who was convicted for his role in the killings has publicly apologized. Following a petition for habeas corpus by calley, a new trial was ordered by the 5th. This docudrama follows the courtmartial of the title character, the man held. This book offers clear insight into the events of the massacre, the coverup by officers in the americal division, the trial of lt.

At least that is the way it seemed in the summer of 1967. Testimony and documents relating to the court martial of ernest l. Calleys puzzlemiat over moral priorities and options seems typically in the american grain, for he then goes on to brood. The docudrama is faithful to the trial transcripts.

Testimony and documents relating to the court martial of. With tony musante, richard basehart, bo hopkins, g. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Meadlo and the lieutenant were spraying gunfire into a crowd of villagers the lieutenant shouted something and shot down a dozen women and kids and then reloaded and shot down more and then reloaded and shot down more and then reloaded again.

Last week, william calley publicly apologized for the first time, while speaking at the kiwanis club of greater columbus in georgia. On the evidence, the courtmartial could reasonably find calley guilty of the. For many years now the young lieutenant convicted in 1971 of the murder of 22 vietnamese villagers at my lai has been regarded as a scapegoat. The blistering georgia sun beat down relentlessly on the young soldiers, whose neatly starched fatigue uniforms trapped the sweat against their bodies as they sweltered hour after hour on shadeless firing ranges where they blazed away with outmoded rifles at lifeless targets that resembled not. Thirteen months later april 1969 ron ridenhour sent a letter to president. A recent new york times editorial raised the stakes, calling him a classic scapegoat. An army inquiry into the incident resulted in charges of murder against several participants, but evidence suggested that the majority of blame for the tragedy could be laid at the door of a single platoon commander. Wikipedia is hosted by the wikimedia foundation, a nonprofit organization that also hosts a range of other projects. William calley for his actions relating to the my lai massacre. Dec, 20 william calley was the only us soldier held legally responsible for the slayings. Feb 22, 2012 however, the article also noted a degree of controversy surrounding this song, with the cancellation of a cover by the famous country singer tex ritter.

William calley makes first public apology for vietnam war. Calley is found guilty of premeditated murder at my lai by a u. Ronald haeberle robert maples dennis conti paul meadlo. Historical context the vietnam war scarred all in involved with the conflict. His court martial, for hawks and doves alike, epitomized all that was wrong with our involvement in vietnam. William calley, richard basehart george latimer, olive clark, oliver clark, harrison ford frank crowder, ted gehring. Calley was released to house arrest under orders by president richard nixon three days after his conviction. During these periods of instruction and training, you were instructed by anybody in connection with the geneva conference.

Richard basehart plays the defense attorney, george lattimer, in the trial of william rusty calley, a 27 year old lieutenant charged with the murder of 102 men, women and children in the tiny vietnamese village. Roland bob harris, linda haynes calleys girl, bo hopkins prosecuting attorney, geoffrey horne, bruce kimball juror, stanley kramer host, william lucking. The 27yearold commander could receive the death penalty or life imprisonment after the massacre which saw us soldiers open fire on civilians in my lai and neighbouring. In much publicized proceedings, appellant was convicted by general court martial of three specifications of premeditated murder and one of assault with intent to commit murder in violation of articles 118 and 4, uniform code of military justice, 10 usc ss 918 and 934, respectively. The us army field manuals afm standard for measuring his liability was whether a soldier of common understanding would know that an order to summarily execute unarmed. William calley found guilty of my lai murders history.