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...rights of noncombatants, as laid down by the Geneva Convention and Army regulations. Worse, they knew that others in their outfit had got away with raping and killing Vietnamese civilians. "That evening, as we cleaned our weapons and got our gear ready, we talked about the operation," Pfc. Robert W. Pendleton told the Peers investigators. "People were talking about killing everything that moved. Everyone knew what we were going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE MILITARY: Closing the My Lai Case | 11/25/1974 | See Source »

...dirt, men!" one officer yelled-to the relief of Pfc. Willie Wilkins from Akron, who proceeded to lie face down in the sand. "These people can be gung-ho," he muttered, "but I'm just going to play the game. I can give you my opinion of this entire operation in two words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICAN SCENE: The Marines Battle for Argos | 8/27/1973 | See Source »

...Most of us look forward to this," grinned Pfc. Leffie Powell, 20. "We're having a war against the lizards and snakes. But the reservists think of their two weeks as forced servitude...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICAN SCENE: The Marines Battle for Argos | 8/27/1973 | See Source »

...PFC) MARY ANN DAVIS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 2, 1973 | 7/2/1973 | See Source »

...helicopter is down. The battalion commander, flying overhead in his helicopter, says he is going in to pick up the downed pilot. His chopper is loaded with electronic gear and it is too heavy for any task that requires acrobatics. "Jesus, Colonel, be careful," whispers the radio operator, Pfc. Erik Lewis, 21. The rescue is successful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDOCHINA: There's Still a War On | 1/24/1972 | See Source »

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