Ex-soldier apologises for My Lai massacre

The only US Army officer convicted over the 1968 massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai has made an extraordinary public apology while speaking to a small group near the military base where he went on trial.

Ex-soldier apologises for My Lai massacre

The only US Army officer convicted over the 1968 massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai has made an extraordinary public apology while speaking to a small group near the military base where he went on trial.

William Calley, who has long shied away from publicity and routinely turned down journalists’ requests for interviews about My Lai, broke his long silence after accepting a long-time friend’s invitation to speak at a meeting of a local community club.

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