Following illegal orders...sometimes it's complicated.

[surfered]

I was drafted shortly after the My Lai Massacre.

During basic training, in a group setting, we were asked who thought Lt Calley should have been court martialed for his role. Mine was one of the few hands that went up, but I was late to the game, older, and college educated.



The deaths of fellow soldiers, hate, fear, and adrenaline in “the heat of battle” obviously affect one’s judgment, but these extra judicial murders are pre-meditated push button actions without those impairments.

It’s obvious, especially for those giving the orders from their safe and secure air conditioned offices, that these actions are illegal.