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My
Lai Chronology
| 1967 |
| December 1, 1967 |
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Charlie Company, led by Captain Ernest Medina, departs Hawaii for Quang Ngai province, Vietnam. |
| 1968 |
| January 31, 1968 |
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The Vietcong and the North Vietnamese Army launch the Tet Offensive against South vietnam and attack 36 provincial capitals. |
| February, 1968 |
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Artillery fire and the death of three men and the wounding of a dozen more in a minefield cause anger and tension for the men of Charlie Company. |
| March
16, 1968 |
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Assault
on the Son My village |
| 1969 |
| March
29, 1969 |
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Rob
Ridenhour's writes letter descibing the My Lai incident and
its cover-up. |
| April
23, 1969 |
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Inspector
General makes full inquiry. |
| June
13, 1969 |
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Hugh
Thompson identifies William Calley as the officer present
at My Lai. |
| August
4, 1969 |
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General
Westmoreland orders the I.G. to turn over the investigation
to the Criminal Investigation Division. |
| September
4, 1969 |
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Charges
brought against Calley. |
| November
13, 1969 |
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First
Story of My Lai published. |
| November
14, 1969 |
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Second
story published, with eyewitness accounts. Haeberle photos
published. |
| December
13, 1969 |
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Secretary
of Defense reports that anyone involved in the killings will
be prosecuted. |
| 1970 |
| March
10, 1970 |
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Captain
Ernest Medina charged with murder. |
| March
14, 1970 |
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Peers
Report delivered to Westmoreland. |
| March
17, 1970 |
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Fourteen
officers charged with offenses related to My Lai. |
| 1971 |
| February
26, 1971 |
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Charges
against the officers not at My Lai dropped. |
| March
29, 1971 |
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Charges
against several officers at My Lai dropped. |
| March
29, 1971 |
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Calley
convicted. |
| March
31, 1971 |
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Calley
sentenced to life. |
| April
3, 1971 |
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President
Nixon promises to personally review Calley's case. |
| August
17, 1971 |
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Trial
against Medina commences. |
| August
20, 1971 |
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Calley's
sentence reduced to twenty years. |
| September
23, 1971 |
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Medina
acquitted of all charges after jury deliberates for 60 minutes. |
| 1973 |
| December
21, 1973 |
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Military
Court of Appeals upholds Calley's conviction. |
| 1974 |
| April
16, 1974 |
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Calley's
sentence reduced to ten years. |
| September
24, 1974 |
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Calley's
conviction reviewed by District Court. |
| November
9, 1974 |
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Calley
released on bond. |
| November
13, 1974 |
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Peers
Report released in part. |
| 1975 |
| September
10, 1975 |
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Calley
paroled, after serving only three and a half years. |
| 1998 |
| May
10, 1998 |
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Ron
Ridenhour died of an apparent heart attack while playing handball. |
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