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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Jones, Howard, 1940 author.
Title: My Lai : Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent into Darkness / Howard Jones.
Description: New York, NY: Oxford University Press, [2017] | Series: Pivotal moments in American history | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016042464 | ISBN 9780195393606 (hardback : acid-free paper)
ebook ISBN 9780190228781
Subjects: LCSH: My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968. | Vietnam War, 19611975Atrocities. |
Calley, William Laws, Jr., 1943Trials, litigation, etc. |
Vietnam War, 19611975United States. | Vietnam War, 19611975Moral and ethical aspects. | BISAC: HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War. | HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
Classification: LCC DS557.8.M9 J77 2017 | DDC 959.704/3dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016042464
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For Mary Ann and for the lost generationon both continents
A special tribute to Warrant Officer Hugh C. Thompson,
Specialist-4 Glenn W. Andreotta, and
Specialist-4 Lawrence M. Colburn
for personifying the essence of good character
in the midst of horrific circumstances
The words My Lai have become synonymous with the atrocities committed by U.S. soldiers in Son My Village, South Vietnam, on March 16, 1968. Indeed, the Viet Nam News in Hanoi in March 2008 referred to My Lai (now Son My) in describing the commemorative events on the fortieth anniversary of the My Lai Massacre. In truth, however, four massacres occurred on that dayin the subhamlets of My Lai 4, My Khe 4, Binh Tay, and Binh Dong. No one can know what happened in those places without knowing what happened in each one. To grasp the full measure of these events, the following account is graphic and detailed.
Last train to Nuremberg!
Last train to Nuremberg!
Last train to Nuremberg!
All on board!
Do I see Lieutenant Calley?
Do I see Captain Medina?
Do I see Genral Koster and all his crew?
Do I see President Nixon?
Do I see both houses of Congress?
Do I see the voters, me and you?
Who held the rifle? Who gave the order?
Who planned the campaign to lay waste the land?
Who manufactured the bullets? Who paid the taxes?
Tell me, is this blood upon my hands?
If five hundred thousand mothers went to Washington Saying,
Bring all our boys home without delay!
Would the man they came to see, say he was too busy?
Would he say he had to watch a football game?
Sanga Music Inc. (BMI) administered by Figs, D Music c/o The Bicycle Music Company. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. In this song, folk singer Pete Seeger expressed his feelings toward those he held responsible for the My Lai massacre. Excerpts from the lyrics appeared in a booklet available at the Son My War Remnant Site in My Lai: A Look Back upon Son My (Quang Ngai, Vietnam: Son My Vestige Site Management Board, 2009), 5556.
I want to extend a special thank-you to my former graduate student from Hanoi, Nhung Walsh, who is the bedrock of this book. A few years ago, Ronald Spector of George Washington University sent her my way to work on a masters degree in history. Afterward, she focused on her interest in art while helping me on this project in more ways than I ever could have imagined. A constant source of encouragement, she located materials, including (with the assistance of her husband, Joe) making digital copies of the CID documents in the Colonel Henry Tufts My Lai Collection at the University of Michigan, arranging my interviews of three survivors of the My Lai massacre, interviewing the commanding officer of the 48th Viet Cong Battalion in Pinkville, and translating and transcribing the notes on these interviews for my use. Furthermore, she put me in touch with Lawrence Colburn, the young gunner on the helicopter piloted by Chief Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson, who first reported the massacre to superiors and brought about a ceasefire. Throughout the long process, Nhung emphasized the importance of incorporating the Vietnamese side into the narrative and remaining objective in telling the story. I cannot thank her enough.
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