Word: medinae
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...powers that had created My Lai gladly left Calley to symbolize their way of war. The Army which fights with nauseating gas, white phosphorus, napalm, fragmentation bombs, and dum-dum bullets tried and convicted Calley. Medina was acquitted, Koster was reprimanded, Henderson will get off: Johnson, Rostow, Bundy, and MacNamara are above suspicion. In the center is Rusty Calley...
Even Bailey was taken by surprise at the speedy decision, though he quickly broke into a broad smile at what he called a "thumping acquittal." Medina stood, slightly stoop-shouldered while the verdict was read, then hastily downed a glass of water. He avoided looking at his wife Barbara, who collapsed in tears. Outside the court, Medina told newsmen: "I feel no bitterness at all." In fact he might have felt extreme gratitude for being let off. Nevertheless he still planned to resign from the Army. "I just personally feel within myself that I cannot wear the uniform with...
Unanimous Sympathy. It had been pretty much of a lost cause for the prosecution. Chief Prosecutor Major William Eckhardt had tried to link Medina with the My Lai killings, but only two instances could be firmly established. Medina had shot a woman when she started to move in a paddyfield and he had fired two shots over the head of a prisoner. Otherwise, Eckhardt could only claim that Medina's failure to stop the slaughter amounted to criminal negligence. Bailey retorted that Medina's guilt could not be proved beyond a "reasonable doubt." Under the circumstances, he asked...
...jury, composed of Viet Nam battle veterans, obviously sympathized. The vote on all counts was thought to be 5 to 0 for acquittal. One of the jurors, Colonel Robert E. Nelson, explained: "We all began this case with the assumption that Captain Medina was innocent and we were waiting for the Government to convince us otherwise. I was delighted with the verdict. I hope the adverse publicity the Army has had over the past year and a half will end now." He added that he thought Medina was a fine officer who should stay in the Army...
...division commander, Major General Samuel Koster, was demoted one star, and his assistant, Brigadier General George Young, was reprimanded. The only man still on trial is Colonel Oran Henderson, who is charged with suppressing the affair instead of informing his superiors-a charge that might have been brought against Medina with better results...