A general court-martial at Fort Benning, georgia decides United states v. Calley, sentencing U.s. Army First Lieutenant William L. Calley, Jr., (private mercenary) to life in prison, at hard labor, for his role in the My Lai Massacre.
[restored 10/30/2022]
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Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 14]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 415.
William Calley – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Calley#Murder_trial
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