... tasks of pulling people from homes, interrogating them, and searching for the Vietcong. Soon the killing began. The first victim was a man stabbed in the back with a bayonet. A group of fifteen to twenty mostly older women were gathered around a temple, kneeling and praying. They were all executed with shots to the back of their heads. "I rounded them up, brought them back ... down to Meadlo, and we stood around them for a couple of minutes talking. Lieutenant Calley came back, and said: "Take care of them."" So we said: "okay."" And we sat there and watched them like we usually do. And...

• Word Count: 1556
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School