Key Information
Reference code
MY LAI 2/6
Title
Transcript of interview with Sergeant Kenneth Hodges, 1988
Date(s)
- 1988 Sep 27 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
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