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...from 1964 to 1974 that included Watergate and Viet Nam. In this period, Berry points out, American teen-agers became more questioning and skeptical, including those who enrolled at West Point. "There has been great discussion about integrity in the Army itself, most of it arising out of My Lai," says Berry. "Frankly, this is a terribly difficult time for the academy...
...cadets who violated the honor code by cheating on a relatively insignificant exam knew that West Point graduates had not hesitated to lie in Viet Nam-falsifying body counts, concealing the bombing of Cambodia, covering up My Lai. Indeed the commander of the Americal Division, which included the platoon led by Lieut. William Galley at My Lai, was headed by Major General Samuel Koster, who became superintendent of West Point in 1968. Two years later, Koster resigned after he was accused of taking part in the campaign to cover up the facts about the massacre at My Lai. Koster...
Higher Standard. The problem is far from new. Critics recalled last week that after First Lieut. William Galley Jr. was convicted in the spring of 1971 of murdering at least 22 South Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, Carter warned that "the ruling will seriously demoralize our troops." He described the conviction as a message to American soldiers that "we don't approve of your actions if you carry out orders." The next day, he proclaimed American Fighting Men's Day in Georgia to honor U.S. servicemen in Viet Nam. A month or so later, Carter modified his stand...
...Peking's vast T'ien An Men Square two weeks ago. In the weeks ahead, these analysts speculate, the Communist Party leadership will make a concerted effort to create a sense of mass enthusiasm and legitimacy for its policies-most notably the abrupt sacking of Chou En-lai's onetime heir apparent Teng Hsiao-p'ing and the elevation of Security Minister Hua Kuo-feng to Premier and First Vice Chairman of the party...
...depth of Peking's shock at the open, scrappy and in many ways anti-Maoist protest. The incident at T'ien An Men-and similar violent confrontations in the city of Chengchow-began as reactions to the removal of memorial wreaths to the late Premier Chou En-lai (see color opposite). It was clear that the disturbances went far beyond the narrow issue of respect for the late Premier. They were also expressions of support for the kind of consistent, moderate policies mapped out by Chou-and supported by Teng-and opposed by the radical faction that claims...