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...appeared to be a premature rest. Though known to have subpoenaed 14 witnesses, seven of whom were on hand, Swan called only three former platoon mates of Mitchell's to the stand. The other witnesses, including two helicopter pilots and an agent who investigated My Lai for the Army, waited in vain to testify. Surrounded by reporters afterward, the 28-year-old prosecutor was peppered with questions. Did he think he had proved his case against Mitchell? "I sure do." Why had he rested his case so suddenly? "I felt it was advantageous to do so." Had he checked...
Kill Count. Calley was still eager when he took his platoon into the countryside south of Danang and set up an ambush for Viet Cong troops. "I knew the V.C. were somewhere nearby because-well, I was in South Viet Nam. Our captain, Captain Medina, wouldn't send me somewhere if I couldn't get a big kill count, right?" For hours nothing happened. Calley's bravado turned to fear when he realized that his inexperienced soldiers had made too much noise to surprise any approaching enemy. "The V.C. must know I'm here. They must...
...ordered a mortar platoon to light up his position with flares. "I could see around for miles-of course, everyone for miles around could also see me." Then came a radio scolding from Medina: " 'You are without doubt the stupidest second lieutenant on the face of this earth.' 'Yes, sir! I am stupid, sir! What should I do?' 'Turn off them goddamned lights...
...more than 40 per cent of the white officers in my survey condemn its use. "They shouldn't make that sign," complained Staff Sg. Bobby Edwards of Woodsboro, Texas. "That is a show of rebellion and strength." Specialist Lane Bragg of Los Angeles, a squad leader in a mortar platoon in the 82nd Airborne, recalled a white captain chastising him for making the sign to a black sergeant. "What's this clenched fist sign mean?" the Captain yelled. "That sergeant is a good man. You're just a black nigger...
Noting that "all indications point to an increase in racial tensions," the study predicted more trouble "unless immediate action is taken to identify problem areas at the squad and platoon levels...