THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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Question
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Lt. Calley served how many years for the My Lai Massacre?
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10
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3.5
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99
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30
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -William Laws Calley Jr.-was ever convicted. He was found guilty in 1971 of murder and sentenced to life. (President Nixon changed Calley’s sentence to house arrest, and he served about three years.
Detailed explanation-2: -In May 1970, a sergeant who participated in Operation Speedy Express wrote a confidential letter to then Army Chief of Staff Westmoreland describing civilian killings he said were on the scale of the massacre occurring as “a My Lai each month for over a year” during 1968–69.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 17 November 1970, the trial commenced. On 29 March 1971, Calley was found guilty of premeditated murder of 22 Vietnamese civilians.
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