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...against them. Colonel Oran Henderson, Calley's brigade commander, is accused of helping to cover up the massacre; pretrial hearings in the Henderson case began last week. Captain Eugene Kotouc, a member of Calley's task force, is charged with assault and maiming. Calley's immediate superior, Captain Ernest Medina, still faces charges of murder and assault...
Still, difficult though it may be, the serviceman does have a moral choice, as well as a legal duty, to question unlawful orders. Surely officers in particular are expected to understand and enforce the laws of war. Calley claimed that Captain Medina gave orders to kill all My Lai villagers, presumably including women and children. Medina flatly denied this. Whatever the facts, Calley's claim gets short shrift from Columbia Law Professor Telford Taylor, who served at Nuremberg as chief counsel to the prosecution, with the rank of brigadier general. Writing in this week's LIFE, Taylor comments: "Such...
Capt. Ernest L. Medina...
...Medina also said, "My career in the military will be over even if I am acquitted. I am not guilty, and I am extremely proud of my uniform, but I have brought disgrace upon it and the Army...
Bailey, who will be assisted in Medina's defense by two military at-attorneys, added, "The Army has made it clear-in writing-that even if Capt. Medina wins his case, it will get him, perhaps through a dishonorable discharge. No court on earth can prevent the military establishment from doing someone in. Capt. Medina should...