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...Bailey said yesterday, "Capt. Medina would have been damned either way, whether Calley had won or lost. Since he lost, people are saying. 'Let's get Medina now.' If he had won, it would have been because he was following an order which Medina supposedly gave...
Bailey said that it was unclear whether the government would charge in its case that Medina had actually ordered the killings at My Lai, or merely that, as a commander, Medina had responsibility for the actions of Calley and his platoon...
...Calley Statement
...Yesterday Calley made a final statement to the military jury before the jury retired to consider his punishment. He said, "I have never known a soldier, nor did I ever myself wantonly kill a human being in my entire life... Yesterday you stripped me of my honor. Please, by the actions you take here today, don't strip future soldiers of their honor...
...jurors fail to decide between the death sentence or life imprisonment for Calley, they have the option to lower the verdict to second-degree murder or voluntary manslaughter. These verdicts may allow for a lesser sentence...