The Forgotten Hero of My Lai
Subtitle: The Hugh Thompson Story
Publisher: Acadian House
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Lafayette, Louisiana, United States of America
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780925417336
Subjects: True stories: Vietnam War; c 1960 to c 1970; c 1970 to c 1980; Military - Vietnam War; Military History - Vietnam Conflict; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; United States; Biography/Autobiography; Vietnam; Military; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Historical - General; 1943-; My Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968; Thompson, Hugh,; Vietnam War, 1961-1975
First sentence: SPRINGTIME IS USUALLY MILD AND ALWAYS very green in semitropical south Louisiana.
Description: The life story of Hugh Thompson, the U.S. Army helicopter pilot who put a stop to the infamous My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War, in 1968. It was his heroic actions on behalf of unarmed Vietnamese that brought about the cease-fire that saved countless lives. As a result —after 30 years— he has been awarded the Soldier's Medal and the Courage of Conscience Award.
Notes: On the U.S. Army Chief of Staff's Professional Reading List 2012.
Includes illustrations.
Table of contents: label: A special gift from a fellow veteran; label: Quest for the Soldier's Medal; label: A day of triumph; label: Growing up in Stone Mountain, Georgia; label: Mission to My Lai; label: The My Lai massacre; label: A daring rescue; label: Hazardous duty; label: The pursuit of truth and justice; label: A nation divided; label: A return to obscurity; label: A whole new light