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Lt. Calley speaks, and apolgizes - 8/21/2009 7:24:46 PM

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COLUMBUS, Ga. – Speaking in a soft, sometimes labored voice, the only U.S. Army officer convicted in the 1968 slayings of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai made an extraordinary public apology while speaking to a small group near the military base where he was court-martialed.

"There is not a day that goes by that I do not feel remorse for what happened that day in My Lai," William L. Calley told members of a local Kiwanis Club, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported Friday. "I feel remorse for the Vietnamese who were killed, for their families, for the American soldiers involved and their families. I am very sorry."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090821/ap_on_re_us/us_my_lai_massacre

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RE: Lt. Calley speaks, and apolgizes - 8/21/2009 7:31:12 PM

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Hmm, I thought he was dead.

I hope he's sincere.

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RE: Lt. Calley speaks, and apolgizes - 8/21/2009 7:31:55 PM

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Hm.

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RE: Lt. Calley speaks, and apolgizes - 8/21/2009 7:37:11 PM

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I got knocked off,had this whole shit typed, all gone. he didnt do more than house arrest for two years, but I gotta tell ya, he is a college grad, prolly made a liveing, gotta be working on 70, and when the MAN says: shoot that gook..............

Yeah, I am sure the motherfuckers gotta lotta misgivings, and it aint like he is out here looking to be a celebrity..........let the fucker go, live his life in peace like the best part of us wanna do/

Uh, god........if my mother could see me now.

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RE: Lt. Calley speaks, and apolgizes - 8/22/2009 1:31:00 PM

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He was the only conviction, with 350 dead. He was a 22 year old 2nd Lt. This story needs to be remembered, and I think him breaking the silence is a good way to bring it up, as we plunge even deeper into another counterinsurgency war.

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RE: Lt. Calley speaks, and apolgizes - 8/22/2009 1:48:31 PM

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I remembered that time period and today, I felt that he was the fall guy and those who were above him should have also been held accountable, too.

That was a very tough war.

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RE: Lt. Calley speaks, and apolgizes - 8/22/2009 1:49:10 PM

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*agrees with cg*

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