Posted by Edwina's Secretary:From the article:And no one else involved was ever tried.
Calley didn't deny taking part in the slayings on March 16, 1968, but insisted he was following orders from his superior, Capt. Ernest Medina — a notion Eckhardt, the former prosecutor, rejects.
Medina was also tried by a court-martial in 1971, and was acquitted of all charges.
When asked if he broke the law by obeying an unlawful order, the newspaper reported, Calley replied: "I believe that is true."
"If you are asking why I did not stand up to them when I was given the orders, I will have to say that I was a second lieutenant getting orders from my commander and I followed them — foolishly, I guess," Calley said.






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