My Lai village, Vietnam
Visited by Uncle Sam
In the name of peace they said
But shots rang out and all lay dead
Women, children on the ground
Troops used nearly every round
Hundreds killed, then some asked why
So many people had to die
It made the news and some were sad
Patriotic folk were glad
No-one guilty and no blame
Selective rules to play this game
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(cont.) 'Birth name: William Laws Calley Jr. Born: June 08,1943, Miami, Florida, U.S. Years of service: 1967-1971'
'William Calley William Laws Calley Jr. is a former United States Army officer and war criminal convicted by court-martial for the premeditated killings of 22 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the Mỹ Lai massacre on March 16,1968, during the Vietnam War.Wikipedia'
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'Lt. William Calley was convicted for his role in leading the 1968 massacre of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai. His conviction was later overturned by Judge Robert Elliott. Calley now runs a jewelry business near Ft. Benning in Columbus, Georgia.'