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Show Page THS UTAH INDEPENDENT 1 April 16. 1971 TRIAL Latimer Says: NOT A JUST Continued from page 1 up. They referred the matter to the Department of the Army, and I suppose the Department of the Army, General Westmoreland, ought there must be some reason ior the outcry on the part of the members of congress so he put the Inspector General to investigate it. Of course, I think the Inspector General did aver)' fine job of trying to place the responsibility on Lieutenant Calley d and that's about the wav he con-ducte- his investigation. QUESTION: Can you tell us anything about the name of the man who first wrote to the congressman? What inflamed him and what got to him about this that he would write after a number of years had passed? Is it possible to get a list of the congressmen to whom he wrote? ANSWER: I suppose it would be possible to get a list of the con- gressmen and senators to whom he wrote. His name w'as Haeberle Ronald L. Haeberle. It was Ridenhour Ronald Lee, guess, and Haeberle wras the one that had the pictures. Ridenhour wras just in a Ridenhour, I was under charges. He found it out when he got back to the Pentagon in Washington. QUESTION: In Lieutenant Calley s background, or in his schooling, is there anything he did up until the time that he joined the Army? Would there be any indication of any deviation or aberration in behavior or any violence of any kind in any criminal record or anything in the school or family records which you have come across? ANSWER: Negative. The only thing that ever showed up was a traffic violation. QUESTION: Has Lieutenant Calley had a history of brutality prior to his military sendee or during it? ANSWER: He has not, and he hasnt had any after he left My Lai. He was given an assignment in working with the civilians in Vietnam and so, this was a period of three to four months out of his life. Hed been trained to kill before and when he got over there he had this instant and I think it was only about 2Vi to 3 hours in bar one night and was talking to someone and this fellow just started telling him what to do. This would be sometime after the event of My Lai. Ridenhour they wrote to congressmen. There w'as an article in the paper saying he wTas doing picketing down there length. with the Angela Davis case. ANSWER : The record shows that they both participate. Some of the children as decoys, some of the women fight along with the QUESTION: Could you tell us something about Lieutenant Calley 's educational level at the QUESTION : To your knowledge, do North Vietnamese civilians participate in the war and do North Vietnamese children participate in the war? m man and theyre used for mine tations as to what to do. So those I things all combined together, think, deciding on the part of the company that everybody was their enemy including men, women and children. They were the ones that were laying the mines and the feeling was, Id say more as the company commander said, this is a chance to get even. alerting the Viet Cong to the presence of the South soldiers Vietnamese or American and they have had instances where children have been carrying demolitions and doing things which would lead the American soldiers into trouble. So, theres quite a bit of informa-tio- n available that that is m I cant tell you pre-cisel- ANSWER: Well, I tliink it will have a serious impact on first, the QUESTION: What do you think of the idea that a soldier should not obey an order if he thinks it is QUESTION: Is it a fact that Lieutenant Calley had been witness of a mine-fiel- d slaughter of his own men that may have brought him to this stage where he wanted to destroy the enemy and all of the enemy? Are there enough instances in Vietnam of women and children carrying mines and coming in and doing damage? Was there reason to suspect there was a center of Viet Cong activity located in My Lai? enlist or be drafted. I think youre going to run into more resistance there on the part of parents. Ive wrong? We have heard this received a number of letters from expressed by at least one of the fathers and mothers in which members of the jury. they said they wouldnt let their boys join the army now. I think it will have an impact on discipline ANSWER : Well, as far as Im concerned, if youve got to test your in the Bervices because the quesorders under combat by legality tion now becomes, Is an order or illegality, youre in trouble. legal or illegal? If people have to They are not going to obey them. sit down and figure out the legalThey are gping to sit around and ity of an order during wartime wonder whether theyre legal and conditions, why, somebodys if they can find some basis for going to really get hurt before saying they are not going to do it they make the decision. So, I they wont do it and then youve Continued on page 5 ANSWER: Lieutenant Calley was in what they call Rest and Recreation when his platoon went out. He was on his way back, waiting to thumb a ride on a plane or in a helicopter so he could get back to his company when he found out that his platoon had walked into a mine field and they were bringing some of the remains back. Thats where he went to get into the helicopter to go back. They were unloading it and thats where he said he saw the boots with the legs still in them. There had been about 18 In-count- QUESTION: What effect do you think the Calley decision will have on other soldiers in Vietnam and in the armed services? people who would normally happening. ry CLINTONS WHEAT SHOP Home of Clinton s Famous Wholewheat Breads & NO Stone Ground Products PRESERVATIVES Manufacturer Granola Cereal Complete Line of Natural Vitamins Minerals. Juices & Food Supplements Wheat Grinders. 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