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	Lawrence Colburn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lawrence Colburn was an American helicopter gunner in the Vietnam War - noted for being one of three who intervened in the My Lai Massacre.
		Born in Coulee City, Washington, Colburn grew up in Mount Vernon with his father (a veteran contractor from World War II), mother and three sisters, where he would serve as an Altar boy for four years while attending Immaculate Conception Catholic School.
		While flying away from the village, Andreotta spotted movement in an irrigation ditch, and the helicopter was again landed and a child was extracted from the bodies, and brought with the rest of the Vietnamese to the hospital at Quang Ngai.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lawrence_Colburn (498 words)

	Hugh Thompson, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Serving as one door-gunner, his Crew Chief was Glenn Andreotta and his other door-gunner was Spc Lawrence Colburn, both of whom would later receive recognition for heroism for their role at My Lai, though Andreotta died three weeks after the event.
		After coming across the dead bodies of Vietnamese civilians outside My Lai on March 16, 1968, Thompson set down their OH-23 and the three men began setting green gas markers by the prone bodies of the Vietnamese civilians who appeared to still be alive.
		Lawrence Colburn came from Atlanta, Georgia to be at his bedside.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hugh_Thompson,_Jr. (699 words)

	Democracy Now! \| Hugh Thompson's Crewmember Remembers Helping to Stop the My Lai Massacre
		Lawrence Colburn, he was a helicopter gunner serving with Hugh Thompson in the Vietnam War.
		LAWRENCE COLBURN: Well, early in the morning we were one of the first American units on station ahead of the Americans that would be inserted on the ground.
		LAWRENCE COLBURN: If there was any gratification, it would have been that, to see that people actually did survive, and they carried on and continued their families.
	www.democracynow.org /article.pl?sid=06/01/18/1442240 (3014 words)

	MG Mike Ackerman
		Colburn and Andreotta provided cover for Thompson, as he went forward to confront the leader of the American forces and subsequently coaxed the civilians out of a bunker to enable their evacuation.
		Specialist Colburn was serving as a door gunner on a helicopter which landed in the line of fire between American ground troops and fleeing Vietnamese civilians to prevent their murder.
		Specialist Colburn, at the risk of his personal safety, provided cover for the pilot as he went forward of the American lines and confronted the leader of the American forces, and subsequently coaxed the Vietnamese civilians out of a bunker to enable their evacuation.
	www.174ahc.org /mylai-01.htm (2452 words)

	Pentagram Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The pilot, Hugh C. Thompson Jr., and Lawrence Colburn, door gunner of an Army scout helicopter supporting an infantry operation in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, received Soldiers Medals.
		Thompson and Colburn stood side by side during the outdoor ceremony near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as citations for the medal were read by Maj. Gen.
		Thompson and Colburn later testified at courts- martial resulting from what would later be known at the My Lai Massacre.
	www.dcmilitary.com /army/pentagram/archives/mar13/pt_a31398.html (1420 words)

	Heroes: Hugh Thompson: Reviled, then honored, for his actions at My Lai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He and his two younger crew mates, Lawrence Colburn and Glenn Andreotta, were flying low over the hamlet on March 16, 1968, trying to draw fire so that two gunships flying above could locate and destroy the enemy.
		Colburn served his tour of duty and left the military.
		Colburn and Thompson lived in relative anonymity until a 1989 television documentary on My Lai reclaimed them as forgotten heroes.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/doubleissue/heroes/thompson.htm (1211 words)

	The Seattle Times: Pacific Northwest Magazine
		That's what we asked Lawrence Colburn, the helicopter gunner, who was born in Coulee City, grew up on Whidbey Island and in Mount Vernon, and joined the Army in 1966.
		From early on, Colburn says his parents instilled in their children a strong sense of right and wrong.
		Lawrence Colburn owns a medical-supply company outside Atlanta, where he lives with his wife and son.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /pacificnw/2002/0310/cover.html (3308 words)

	Portland Mercury - Arts - Art - Form In Motion by Lawrence Colburn
		Lawrence Colburn's exhibition Form in Motion attempts to describe the nuance of space between bodies.
		In this manner, the work is largely successful; With a loose hand, Colburn renders intriguing, abstract figures posed in intimate confrontations, evoking a sensual atmosphere.
		Conversely, Colburn hits stride using his second tool box which brims with a mixture of blended inks, charcoal, gesso, and conte crayons.
	www.portlandmercury.com /portland/Content?oid=22545&category=22127 (300 words)

	Passing hero, Hugh Thompson \| TPMCafe
		Colburn and Andreotta had provided cover for Thompson as he went forward to confront the leader of the U.S. forces.
		Mr Thompson and his colleagues Lawrence Colburn and Glenn Andreotta were awarded the Soldier's Medal, the highest US miltiary award for bravery when not confronting an enemy.
		Mr Thompson was close to tears as he accepted the award in 1998 "for all the men who served their country with honour on the battlefields of South-East Asia".
	www.tpmcafe.com /story/2006/1/6/165055/0276 (2004 words)

	Northwest Florida Daily News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Nonetheless, it was appropriate and encouraging for the Soldier's Medal to be awarded last Friday in Washington to helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson and door gunner Lawrence Colburn, the men who stopped the notorious massacre at the Vietnamese village of My Lai on March 16, 1968, almost 30 years ago.
		Thompson, Colburn and Andreotta were flying into the area, unaware of the events on the ground until they came upon the scene.
		Colburn put it Friday, quoting World War II commander Gen. Douglas MacArthur, "The soldier, be he friend or foe, is charged with the protection of the weak and the unarmed."
	www.nwfdailynews.com /archive/opinion/980313edit1.html (437 words)

	Hugh Thompson's Crewmember Remembers Helping to End the My Lai Massacre : SF Bay Area Indymedia
		Thompson and Lawrence Colburn later testified at the court martial hearings for the massacre of over 300 civilians at My Lai.
		In 1998, Thompson and his two crewmembers, Lawrence Colburn and Glenn Andreotta, were awarded the Soldier’s Medal, the highest US military award for bravery not involving conflict with an enemy.
		* Lawrence Colburn, he was a helicopter gunner serving with Hugh Thompson in the Vietnam War.
	www.indybay.org /news/2006/01/1796346.php (537 words)

	Blog of Death: Hugh Thompson Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Upon landing the OH-23 helicopter, door-gunner Lawrence Colburn, crew chief Glenn Andreotta and Thompson began picking through the bodies and placing green gas markers near the Vietnamese civilians who were wounded, but still alive.
		When Thompson found another GI preparing to blow up a hut filled with Vietnamese, he told Andreotta and Colburn to point their weapons at the Americans and shoot anyone who tried to kill the villagers.
		Members of the armed services called him a traitor for turning on his own countrymen, and one congressman allegedly labeled him as "unpatriotic." David Egan, a professor emeritus at Clemson University, felt otherwise and in the late 1980s launched a letter-writing campaign to encourage the government to honor Thompson's heroism.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/001534.html (833 words)

	My Lai massacre hero buried
		Hugh Thompson, a former US helicopter pilot (L) and Lawrence Colburn (R), former door gunner, who tried to stop the My Lai massacre, stand in front of a wall-picture depicting the massacre killing scenes as they visit the museum on the massacre at My Lai village, central province of Quang Ngai, in 1998.
		Larry Colburn, a crewmember aboard the helicopter then-Chief Warrant Officer Thompson flew at My Lai, was among those attending the funeral, which included a 21-gun salute and a helicopter flyover.
		In 1998, Thompson, Colburn and, posthumously, Andreotta, were awarded the Soldier's Medal, the army's highest award for battlefield action without encountering the enemy.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=102799 (776 words)

	Case Study Analysis
		With him in the gun ship were Lawrence Colburn and Glenn Andreotta.
		In December 1998, Thompson, Colburn, and Andreotta (posthumously) were awarded, the Soldier's Medal for their actions at My Lai.
		Colburn, Andreotta, and Thompson might have shot other Americans in defense of Vietnamese civilians.
	oregonstate.edu /instruct/phl201/modules/just_war_theory/standoff_at_my_lai_03.html (906 words)

	BBC News \| World \| Heroes of My Lai honoured
		Helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson, door gunner Lawrence Colburn and crew chief Glenn Andreotta landed their helicopter between American troops rampaging through My Lai village and the local people.
		Up to 500 innocent people, including many women, children and the elderly, were killed by the Americans, who were angry at the deaths of their comrades.
		Mr Colburn and Mr Andreotta provided cover for their pilot as he went to confront the American forces and subsequently coax civilians out of a bunker to enable their evacuation.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/special_report/1998/03/98/mylai/62924.stm (511 words)

	Speakers encourage midshipmen to stand up for what's right (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Thompson and Colburn said that young and inexperienced troops were involved in the massacre.
		They said that the night before the massacre, the troops were briefed that the area was a Viet Cong stronghold and that the women and children were responsible for laying mines in local areas.
		Thompson also described the officers' conduct as one of "dehumanizing the enemy and directing revenge toward the civilians." Colburn agreed that the leaderships' inspiring fear among the troops was a factor.
	www.dcmilitary.com /navy/trident/10_30/features/36875-1.html (607 words)

	South News March 15 1998
		Thompson, 51, together with his former door gunner Lawrence Colburn, were brought back by a U.S. television network this weekend to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the massacre here -- an event widely viewed as one of the most shameful in American military history
		Thompson and Colburn put their chopper in the line of fire between the marauding GIs and fleeing villagers.
		After a 30-year delay, the Pentagon last week in Washington, Thompson and Colburn were formally honored by the Army as heroes and awarded the prestigious Soldier's Medal, the highest decoration for bravery not involving direct combat.
	southmovement.alphalink.com.au /southnews/Mar15.htm (2203 words)

	Commencement speakers offer sage advice
		Lawrence Colburn and Hugh Thompson received a standing ovation when they received their honorary degrees—the only people on stage so honored.
		Colburn, Thompson and the late Glenn Andreotta risked their lives during the My Lai massacre in 1968 to save Vietnamese civilians from U.S. troops who had already killed more that 500 villagers.
		He told the graduates to stay away from negative peer pressure and revenge; and, like Colburn, he placed the actions of his youth in perspective.
	www.emory.edu /EMORY_REPORT/erarchive/2002/May/erMay.28/5_28_02speakers.html (600 words)

	Glenn Andreotta, SP4, Army, St Louis MO, 08Apr68 48E050 - The Virtual Wall®
		In 1998 he was posthumously awarded the Soldier's medal as were Thompson and Colburn.
		On 08 Apr 1968 an OH-6A (tail number 69-16023) from B Company, 123rd Aviation Battalion, was leading two UH-1 gunships on an armed recon mission.
		While with the 161st AHC, SP4 Andreotta was one of the helicopter crew who tried to stop the slaughter of civilians at My Lai on 16 March 1968.
	www.virtualwall.org /da/AndreottaGU01a.htm (1697 words)

	NewStandard: 3/2/98
		So he placed his chopper down in front of the advancing Americans and gave his gunner, Lawrence Colburn, a simple, direct order: Train your M-60 on the GIs.
		Colburn and Andreotta also will receive Soldier's Medals, though Andreotta's will be awarded posthumously.
		Colburn left the military after his tour in Vietnam and is now a salesman in Woodstock, Ga.
	www.standardtimes.com /daily/03-98/03-02-98/a07wn035.htm (1175 words)

	RIP \| MetaFilter
		The names of helicopter pilot Thompson, his crewmates Larry Colburn and Glenn Andreotta, along with Ron Ridenour, who was responsible for breaking the sotry of the massacre, are alone covered in glory rather than infamy for their parts in My Lai.
		Thompson accepted the medal on the condition it be awarded as well to his crewmates Colburn and the late Andreotta, who died in combat a month after the massacre, in a public ceremony.
		Thompson, Colburn, and Andreotta were outside the groupthink and were therefore able to bring clarity to the situation.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/48081 (5669 words)

	Boise Weekly - Not Your Everyday Newspaper: Opinion: Bill Cope: One Free Man
		But land they did, directly in the line of fire between U.S. soldiers, caught up in a frenzy of indiscriminate killing, and villagers who were trying to escape the carnage.
		While Colburn and Andreotta held the murderers at bay with the threat of the copter's guns, Thompson gathered as many villagers as he could and got them the hell out of there.
		It took 30 years for Thompson, Colburn and Andreotta to get the recognition they so valiantly earned, while William Calley, the only man ever prosecuted for the massacre, was pardoned by Richard Nixon after serving three years of house arrest.
	www.boiseweekly.com /gyrobase/PrintFriendly?oid=oid:157686 (929 words)

	Democratic Underground Forums - Hugh C. Thompson helicopter pilot hero at My Lai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		and Lawrence Colburn stood side by side at the outdoor ceremony near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as citations for the medal were read.
		Lawrence P. Rockwood, an intelligence officer in the United States Army, took the president at his word.
		The prestigious Soldier's Medal - the highest US award for bravery not involving conflict with an enemy - was presented to Hugh Thompson and Lawrence Colburn - and posthumously to Glenn Andreotta, who was killed in battle after the March 16, 1968, My Lai incident.
	www.democraticunderground.com /duforum/DCForumID66/2642.html (2696 words)

	Forgotten heroes of My Lai receive honors
		Former U.S. Army helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson and door gunner Lawrence Colburn received the prestigious Soldier's Medal for their efforts to halt the bloodshed at the My Lai massacre nearly 30 years ago.
		The Soldier's Medal is given to those who risk their lives in situations where an opposing army is not involved.
		Thompson set down his chopper in front of the advancing Americans and gave his gunner Lawrence Colburn a simple, direct order: Colburn was to train his M-60 on the GIs.
	www.vakkur.com /hx/my_lai.htm (1273 words)

	CNN - 'Blood and fire' of My Lai remembered 30 years later - March 16, 1998
		Earlier this month, Thompson and Colburn received the Army's Soldier's Medal, the highest U.S. military award for bravery not involving conflict with the enemy.
		Another survivor came to shake Thompson's hand a few feet from the ditch where she had hidden under a pile of bodies for hours.
		Thompson and Colburn lit incense sticks and placed them in an urn by a stone marker at the ditch.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9803/16/my.lai (934 words)

	Consortiumnews.com
		After concluding that he was witnessing a massacre, he landed his helicopter between one group of fleeing civilians and American soldiers in pursuit.
		Eventually, Thompson and two of his comrades, Colburn and Glenn Andreotta (who was killed in Vietnam three weeks after the My Lai massacre), were awarded the Soldier’s Medal, the highest U.S. military honor for bravery when not facing an enemy.
		According to the AP, Colburn was at Thompson’s side when the American hero of My Lai died in Alexandria, Louisiana, after a long battle with cancer.
	www.consortiumnews.com /2006/011006.html (1994 words)

	Soldier Remembered As Man Who Stopped Massacre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		NEW ORLEANS - Hugh Thompson Jr., 62, a former Army helicopter pilot honored for rescuing Vietnamese civilians from his fellow GIs during the My Lai massacre, died of cancer Friday at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Alexandria.
		They landed the helicopter in the line of fire between U.S. troops and fleeing Vietnamese civilians and pointed their own guns at the U.S. soldiers to prevent more killings.
		Thompson later coaxed civilians out of a bunker so they could be evacuated and then landed his helicopter again to pick up a wounded child they transported to a hospital.
	www.tbo.com /news/nationworld/MGBJJE8G5IE.html (430 words)

	Dan Wilcox, "for HUGH THOMPSON Jr."
		, who died on January 6, 2006, was a former Army helicopter pilot, who, on March 16, 1968, with door-gunner Lawrence Colburn and crew chief Glenn Andreotta came upon U.S. ground troops killing Viet Namese civilians in and around the village of My Lai.
		Andreotta was killed in battle three weeks later; Colburn is still living and was with Thompson when he died in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center outside New Orleans.
		The three were honored in 1998 with the Army's Soldier's Medal, the highest award for bravery not involving conflict with an enemy.
	mrzine.monthlyreview.org /wilcox200106.html (387 words)

	Vietnamese Association of Cinematography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It is also hard to imagine that there are people who fought against their own fellows to save their "enemies", and for many years have been trying to reveal this dark side of their army and their country to the rest of the world.
		Their pain is the pain of someone who knows to be sorry for the crime they caused to their own species.
		His team was able to make this documentary thanks to their friendly relationship with CBS, America, who organized the coming-back of Hugh Thompson and Lawrence Colburn, "the two humane faces" in the My Lai event as some poet put it.
	mylaipeacepark.org /moviepg3.html (2597 words)

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