Legacy of My Lai: Reflecting on William Calley’s Death and the Eternal Shadows of a Dark Chapter in History
Washington, D.C. — William Calley, the former U.S. Army officer convicted for his role in the infamous My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War, has died. His death reignites complex feelings about a dark chapter in U.S. military history, underscoring an episode that remains a stark symbol of the devastation of war. Calley was in his late 70s at the time of his death. His life after the military included years of silence and a …