What happened to Lieutenant William Calley?

Three days after Calley’s conviction, President Richard Nixon ordered Calley removed from prison and placed under house arrest at Fort Benning. On August 20, 1971, Lt. Gen. Connor, Commanding General of Third Army, in his capacity as convenor of the court-martial, reduced Calley’s sentence to 20 years in prison.

Why was the My Lai massacre cover up?

After the Tet Offensive in early 1968, a majority of the American public came to view the war as a mistake, and the subsequent cover up of My Lai served to deepen people’s despair that the war could ever be won.

What was William Calley found guilty of?

William L. Calley is found guilty of premeditated murder at My Lai by a U.S. Army court-martial at Fort Benning, Georgia. Calley, a platoon leader, had led his men in a massacre of Vietnamese civilians, including women and children, at My Lai 4, a cluster of hamlets in Quang Ngai Province on March 16, 1968.

How old is William Calley?

78 years (June 8, 1943)
William Laws Calley Jr./Age

Why were Vietnam veterans often treated badly when they returned home?

Many American soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange and other chemicals during their time in Vietnam. Upon returning home, some of these veterans began to experience health problems that they blamed on their exposure to herbicides.

What eventually happened in Vietnam after the US pulled out?

The takeover of South Vietnam by the communist North was completed on April 30, 1975, two years after the United States signed a peace treaty with Hanoi and pulled out its combat troops after a decade-long struggle. This gave the responsibility for the war to the South Vietnamese.

How many died in the My Lai massacre?

On March 16, 1968, a platoon of American soldiers brutally kills as many as 500 unarmed civilians at My Lai, one of a cluster of small villages located near the northern coast of South Vietnam.