EPISODE · Nov 28, 2015 · 50 MIN

Hero of My Lai - Hugh Thompson Jr.

from History Dweebs - A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History

In March 1968, U.S. Troops entered the Vietnamese Village of My Lai searching for Viet Cong Guerillas. Before the day was over more than 500 unarmed Vietnamese civilians were killed. Helicopter Pilot Hugh Thompson Jr. and his crew members Glenn Andreotta and Lawrence Colburn courageously ended the massacre by turning their weapons on their own troops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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