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August 24, 2009

Ex-Soldier Convicted in My Lai Massacre Issues Public Apology
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The only US soldier convicted for the 1968 My Lai Massacre during the
Vietnam War has publicly apologized for the first time. Speaking last
week at a gathering in Georgia, William Calley said, “There is not a day
that goes by that I do not feel remorse for what happened that day in My
Lai.” He added that he had been following orders. More than 500
villagers were murdered, most of them women, children and the elderly,
at My Lai. We’ll have more on this story later in the broadcast.



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