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THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR CHAPTER 30, SECTION 5.

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1 THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR CHAPTER 30, SECTION 5

2 VOCABULARY  VIETNAMIZATION  SILENT MAJORITY  PENTAGON PAPERS  HENRY KISSINGER  KHMER ROUGE  WAR POWERS ACT

3 IMPORTANT DATES  MARCH, 1968: THE MY LAI MASSACRE  1969: VIETNAMIZATION BEGINS  MAY, 1970: U.S. INVADES CAMBODIA  1971: THE PENTAGON PAPERS RELEASED  DEC., 1972: THE CHRISTMAS BOMBINGS  MARCH, 1973: U.S. COMBAT TROOPS LEAVE VIETNAM  NOV., 1973: WAR POWERS ACT PASSES  1975: FALL OF SAIGON & SOUTH VIETNAM

4 Lt. William Calley, U.S.A. (Below) & My Lai Village (Right)

5 WILLIAM CALLEY ON TIME MAGAZINE COVER, 1971

6 Charlie Company landing at My Lai, March 19, 1968

7 Charlie Company members in My Lai

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9 Charlie Company member takes aim, My Lai, March 19, 1968

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11 Dead civilians, My Lai, March 19, 1968

12 Charlie Company “WIA”, My Lain, March 19, 1968

13 Charlie Company members aid wounded child, My Lai, March 19, 1968

14 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson, U.S. Army, Recipient - Distinguished Flying Cross

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17  “THERE IS NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I DON’T FEEL REMORSE FOR WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY IN MY LAI.” WILLIAM CALLEY, AUGUST 19, 2009 WILLIAM CALLEY, AUGUST 19, 2009

18 VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL, Washington, D.C.

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20 VIETNAM MEMORIAL


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