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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Consequences…. Here is a bit of history

Following his release in 1974, Lieutenant William Calley moved to GA, and lived a regular life. He stayed out of the public eye and worked at a store.

The former war criminal died in a Florida hospice last year, after his 80th birthday.

Who else was held to account after the ongoing conflict in/around Vietnam. Can we name them?[/quote]

Calley served barely any time behind bars, he was under house arrest most of the time he was technically in custody. According to Wikipedia news media didn't even know he was dead for 3 months, and his death certificate says he had no military service. 
I happened to look him up a couple of days ago. There were 10 or so other soldiers that I believe were never charged at all. 
It's dispiriting how loathe we are to actually act on war crimes. Seemed like we got a tiny bit better with the 9-11 wars but between pardons and the Gallagher seal reinstatement and godawful Hegseth, we are now publicly not caring at all (not just about the boats, Hegseth wiping out a lot of rules pertaining to engagement and use of force. I think the people I most loathe in the administration are that pissant and Leavitt. [/quote]

And the Army officer who single-handedly stopped - by putting his body between Calley and the villagers - and then exposed the massacre, Hugh Thompson Jr., suffered harassment and was not recognized for his heroism until 30 years later.

Oliver Stone was going to make a movie about My Lai, with the working title “Pinkville”, but it fell victim to the writer’s strike in the early 2010s. I think Shia LeBeouf was supposed to play Thompson. That would have been an incredible movie.[/quote]

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