William Laws Calley Jr. (June 8, 1943 – April 28, 2024) was a United States Army officer convicted by court-martial of the murder of 22 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War. Calley was released to house arrest under orders by President Richard Nixon three days after his conviction. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia granted him a new trial, but that ruling was overturned by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. His initial life sentence having been modified to a term of 20 years and then further reduced to ten, Calley ultimately served three years of house arrest for the murders. Public opinion at the time about Calley was divided. After his dismissal from the U.S. Army and release from confinement, Calley avoided public attention.
Huko Vietnam Sasa vita ilikuwa imezidi kuwa mtihani mkubwa zaidi kijeshi kuikumba nchi hiyo kubwa zaidi kijeshi Kwa miongo kadhaa.
Vijana wa Kimarekani walikuwa wakiangamia vibaya sio kwasababu hawakuwa bora kivita, walikuwa bora zaidi lakini hapo Vietnam walikuwa wamekutana na watu wasio na...
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