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Word: lagunoy (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...they deliberately slay so many defenseless civilians? West claims that the orders read to them by the company commander, Captain Medina, were "to destroy Pinkville and everything in it." Another member of the company, Lenny Lagunoy, 25, said Medina had told them to "kill everything that moves." "Well, hell," adds Meadlo, "I was just following the orders of my officer like any good soldier?what's the good of having officers if they've nobody to obey them?" More thoughtfully, he explains: "It just seemed like it was the natural thing to do at the time. My buddies had been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: MY LAI: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY | 12/5/1969 | See Source »

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