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An apology for Vietnam massacre

William Calley was an Army lieutenant at the time of My Lai. He was paroled years ago.

William Calley , left, at his court-martial in 1971, and above, at the Kiwanis Club in Columbus, Ga., where he issued his first public apology Wednesday for the My Lai massacre. He was convicted of 22 murder counts and has long declined to be interviewed about the subject.
William Calley , left, at his court-martial in 1971, and above, at the Kiwanis Club in Columbus, Ga., where he issued his first public apology Wednesday for the My Lai massacre. He was convicted of 22 murder counts and has long declined to be interviewed about the subject.Read moreColumbus Ledger-Enquirer, Associated Press