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Medina held a press conference yesterday in the Boston office of his civilian attorney, F. Lee Bailey. He discussed Monday's conviction of William L. Calley Jr., on 22 counts of murdering Vietnamese civilians at My Lai on March 16, 1968. The jury in Calley's case is now considering a possible death sentence...
...Calley's superior officer at the time, Medina faces trial for responsibility in the deaths of 100 villagers, and for two specific murders. Medina said yesterday that he was innocent of the charges because he had neither given nor received orders to have the inhabitants of My Lai killed. Medina also denied having participated in attempts to conceal the My Lai massacre...
Bailey said that it was unclear whether the government would charge in its case that Medina had actually ordered the killings at My Lai, or merely that, as a commander, Medina had responsibility for the actions of Calley and his platoon...
...hope My Lai isn't a tragedy but an eye-opener, even for people who say war is hell," said Calley in an interview during the trial. "My Lai has happened in every war. It's not an isolated incident, even in Vietnam," he said...
...proud of ever being in My Lai, or ever participating in war," Calley said. "But I will be extremely proud if My Lai shows the world what war is and that the world needs to do something about stopping wars...