THE END OF THE THE END OF THE VIETNAM WARVIETNAM WAR

CHAPTER 30, SECTION 5CHAPTER 30, SECTION 5

VOCABULARYVOCABULARY

VIETNAMIZATIONVIETNAMIZATION SILENT MAJORITYSILENT MAJORITY PENTAGON PAPERSPENTAGON PAPERS HENRY KISSINGERHENRY KISSINGER KHMER ROUGEKHMER ROUGE WAR POWERS ACTWAR POWERS ACT

IMPORTANT DATESIMPORTANT DATES

MARCH, 1968MARCH, 1968: THE MY LAI MASSACRE: THE MY LAI MASSACRE 19691969: VIETNAMIZATION BEGINS: VIETNAMIZATION BEGINS MAY, 1970MAY, 1970: U.S. INVADES CAMBODIA: U.S. INVADES CAMBODIA 19711971: THE PENTAGON PAPERS RELEASED: THE PENTAGON PAPERS RELEASED DEC., 1972DEC., 1972: THE CHRISTMAS BOMBINGS: THE CHRISTMAS BOMBINGS MARCH, 1973MARCH, 1973: U.S. COMBAT TROOPS : U.S. COMBAT TROOPS

LEAVE VIETNAMLEAVE VIETNAM NOV., 1973NOV., 1973: WAR POWERS ACT PASSES: WAR POWERS ACT PASSES 19751975: FALL OF SAIGON & SOUTH VIETNAM: FALL OF SAIGON & SOUTH VIETNAM

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

WILLIAM CALLEY ON WILLIAM CALLEY ON TIME TIME MAGAZINE COVER, 1971MAGAZINE COVER, 1971

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

Charlie Company members Charlie Company members in My Laiin My Lai

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

Dead civilians, My Lai, March 19, 1968Dead civilians, My Lai, March 19, 1968

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

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

Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson, Hugh Thompson,

U.S. Army, U.S. Army, Recipient - Recipient -

Distinguished Flying Distinguished Flying CrossCross

““THERE IS NOT A DAY THAT THERE IS NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I DON’T GOES BY THAT I DON’T FEEL REMORSE FOR WHAT FEEL REMORSE FOR WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY IN MY HAPPENED THAT DAY IN MY LAI.”LAI.”

WILLIAM CALLEY, AUGUST 19, 2009WILLIAM CALLEY, AUGUST 19, 2009

VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL, VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL, Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.

VIETNAM MEMORIALVIETNAM MEMORIAL