Did The Right Thing

Timshel has an update on Hugh Thompson. Thompson, who lives in Lafayette, was a helicopter pilot who served in Vietnam. In 1968, he managed to put a halt to the massacre at My Lai by positioning his helicopter between villagers and US Soldiers. For this, he was villified by the military--although, thirty years later, he was cited for his act of heroism.

Read more about Thompson over at Crawling Westward, and, if you have the time, check out the Picayune article he links to.