Monday, May 14, 2018

Capt. Medina dead at 81

Capt. Ernest L. Medina
Captain Ernest L. Medina, who was acquitted in a U.S. Army court-martial following the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, has died at age 81. His subordinate, Lieut. William L. Calley Jr., was convicted in a separate trial. Richard Goldstein wrote this obituary in today's New York Times. Capt. Medina was defended by F. Lee Bailey and Army JAG Corps lawyers.

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