This is David Rovics' "Song for Hugh Thompson." Hugh Thompson was a warrant officer in the Vietnam War who interrupted the My Lai Massacre in part by having soldiers under his command point helicopter-mounted machine guns at fellow American soldiers who were murdering Vietnamese civilians. Although most of the killing had already taken place, his actions saved around a dozen lives and may have forestalled later massacres.
Hugh Thompson: A Belated Memorial Day Post
Hugh Thompson: A Belated Memorial Day Post
Hugh Thompson: A Belated Memorial Day Post
This is David Rovics' "Song for Hugh Thompson." Hugh Thompson was a warrant officer in the Vietnam War who interrupted the My Lai Massacre in part by having soldiers under his command point helicopter-mounted machine guns at fellow American soldiers who were murdering Vietnamese civilians. Although most of the killing had already taken place, his actions saved around a dozen lives and may have forestalled later massacres.