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  my lai massacre directory
An Account of the My Lai Courts-Martial My Lai, Courts-Martial, Lt. William Calley, Captain Ernest Medina
Murder in the name of war - My Lai More than 500 innocent Vietnamese were killed during one morning 30 years ago, when a company of American troops ran berserk through the village of My Lai.
The My Lai Cases A site dedicated to the explication of thecourts-martial of Lt. Calley and Ernest Medina resulting from their roles in the massacre at My Lai village.
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 My Lai Massacre
At the briefing, Captain Ernest Medina was asked whether the order included the killing of women and children; those present at the briefing later had different recollections of Medina's response.
Calley served 3½ years of house arrest in his quarters at Fort Benning, Georgia and was then ordered freed by a federal judge.
Calley claimed that he was following orders from his captain, Ernest Medina; Medina denied giving the orders and was acquitted at a separate trial.
omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=My_Lai_massacre   (2770 words)

  
 02.03.01: Just War Theory and the Wars of the 20th Century
Calley’s claim to innocence rested on his contention that he was only carrying out the orders of Captain Ernest Medina, the company commander.
Witnesses generally agree that Medina did state that all of the inhabitants of My Lai were VC and ordered his men to leave nothing behind.
In addition, however, he only called for the killing of “enemies” which he defined as anyone “running from us, hiding from us, or who appeared to be the enemy.”28 These orders were dangerously ambiguous, but they did not specifically call for the killing of civilians.
www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/2002/3/02.03.01.x.html   (9656 words)

  
 PARAMETERS, US Army War College Quarterly - Winter 1998
American military history has held several leaders accountable for civilian casualties.
In addition to the courts martial of Lieutenant William Calley and Captain Ernest Medina for their actions at My Lai during the Vietnam War, an earlier set of proceedings was brought against officers in the Philippine Insurrection.
Brigadier General Jacob Smith, commander of the 6th Separate Brigade, Major Edwin Glenn, and Lieutenant Preston Brown were all prosecuted for torturing or killing civilians.
www.carlisle.army.mil /usawc/Parameters/98winter/muller.htm   (7267 words)

  
 Business Resources - Books - International Business
Doing Business Internationally: The Guide to Cross-Cultural Success
by Terence Brake, Danielle Medina Walker, Thomas Walker.
Due Diligence for Global Deal Making: The Definitive Guide to Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Financings, and Strategic Alliances
www.ibf.com /br/ibbrbooks.htm   (1575 words)

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