what was the background information on the person who gave orders to destroy the my lai village?

Answer 1

~Do you refer to William Calley or Ernest Medina. Charlie Company and the Americal Division had any number of loose screws. I think you should focus on the heroics of Hugh Thompson, Jr., Seymour Hersh and Ron Ridenhour instead.

Answer 2

you are thinking of WILLIAM CALLEY---the massacre occured March 16, 1968----he was the one court martialed for the killings and cover-up, HOWVER he was NOT the one who gave the orders to destroy My Lai village---The "Company" was called "CHARLIE COMPANY" headed by Lt. Colonel Frank Barker, Jr. The Commanding officer was Ernest Medina and one of the PLATOON leaders was 24 year old William Calley. Medina told the platoons that their objective was to get the oncoming Viet Cong who were said to have taken over My Lai village and he told the soldiers that all the women and children of the villiage had been evacuated... there was a HUGE misunderstanding I guess because some of the soldiers said they ASSUMED Medina was saying to get EVERYONE left in the village---while others said the orders were very VAGUE..... at any rate.... Calley took the fall ----crap always falls downhill..... Look at what happened at Abu Ghraib prison----those guards were lowly ranked soldiers ---someone higher up HAD to have ordered all the stuff those soldiers did to the prisoners... but only those who DID the deeds were punished... that's the military for you----

Answer 3

Never heard of Colin Kelly. Just google My Lai.

Answer 4

I think his name was Colin Kelly.