Item MY LAI 2/6 - Transcript of interview with Sergeant Kenneth Hodges, 1988

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MY LAI 2/6

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Transcript of interview with Sergeant Kenneth Hodges, 1988

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  • 1988 Sep 27 (Creation)

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Transcript of filmed interview with Kenneth Hodges, Sgt in C Company 1st Bn, 20th Inf, US Army, describing the activities of C Company leading up prior to My Lai, Vietnam, operation, 16 Mar 1968, including minefield casualties suffered by the Company and the effect on their morale; the briefing for the operation at My Lai; the process of training of soldiers to obey orders, and to kill; his justification for in carrying out the orders. 65pp

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