Mr Thompson and his crew came upon US troops killing civilians at the village of My Lai on 16 March 1968. He put his helicopter down between the soldiers and villagers, ordering his men to shoot their fellow Americans if they attacked the civilians.
For some reason I'd never registered Hugh Thompson's role in stopping the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, nor how he was treated subsequently, nor that it took 30 years for him to be awarded the US Soldier's Medal. Article and links on BBC web site.
I did a project on this massacre and I think that Hugh Thompson was an amazing man.
Posted by: Brett Bowman | 27/02/2008 at 01:03