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ONLINE LISTING TITLE : SIGNED by GREENHAW Making of a Hero LT. WILLIAM CALLEY ISBN: None appears on book FULL BOOK TITLE: THE MAKING OF A HERO – The Story of Lieut. William Calley Jr. AUTHOR(S): Wayne Greenhaw – the reporter who first released the My Lai story. SIGNED by AUTHOR? YES INSCR IBED by AUTHOR? Yes, please see photos TRUE First Edition and First Printing? YES (Be wary of books offered as First Editions. Ask the seller if the book meets the strict "Guide to Identification of First Editions" criteria.) YEAR PUBLISHED: 1971 Book & Dust Jacket Condition Definitions: New - Unread in perfect condition. Fine - Almost New, but not crisp. Very Good - Small signs of wear. Good - Average used book. BOOK CONDITION: Very-Good-Plus DUST JACKET CONDITION: Very-Good with one small chip at back upper left. Protected in clear Brodart book sleeve. PRICE-CLIPPED DUST JACKET? Yes. PUBLISHER: Touchstone Publishing BOOK IS SQUARE, SOLID, CLEAN, AND TIGHT. THIS IS NOT A REMAINDER. THE DETAILS : The author makes claim that his inside story in fact makes Calley a hero. You’ll have to read the book yourself to make that determination. It’s worth the read – and the signature from the first reporter who released the story. William Laws Calley[1] (born June 8, 1943) is a former U.S. Army officer found guilty of murder for his role in the My Lai Massacre on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War.[2] Early life William Calley was born in Miami, Florida. Nicknamed "Rusty", he stood 5 feet 4 inches (163 cm) tall. His father was a United States Navy veteran of World War II. Calley graduated from Miami Edison High School in Miami. He attended Palm Beach Junior College from 1963 to 1964, but dropped out after receiving unsatisfactory grades, consisting of two Cs, one D, and four Fs.[3] He then worked at a variety of jobs, including bellhop, dishwasher, salesman, insurance appraiser and train conductor.[4] He did not hold any of these for long and was in San Francisco in 1966, when he received a letter from his Selective Service board requesting reevaluation of his medical condition. While attempting to return to Miami, his car broke down in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Calley reported to a recruiting sergeant there, and enlisted in the U.S. Army in Albuquerque on July 26, 1966.[4] Military career Calley underwent nine weeks of basic combat training at Fort Benning, Georgia, followed by eight weeks advanced individual training as a company clerk at Fort Lewis, Washington. Having scored sufficiently high enough on his Armed Forces Qualification tests, he applied for and was accepted into Officer Candidate School (OCS). Calley began 16 weeks of junior officer training at Fort Benning in mid-March 1967. Graduating in OCS Class No. 51 on September 7, 1967,[4] he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry. Calley was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Infantry Brigade,[1] and began training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in preparation for deployment to the Republic of Vietnam. In Vietnam, the brigade became part of the Americal Division. Calley was not highly regarded as a platoon leader. His Officer Evaluation Reports describe him as merely "average".[3] Later, as the My Lai investigation progressed, a more negative picture emerged. Many men in his platoon told army investigators that Calley lacked common sense and could not even read a map or compass properly.[5] A few of Calley's men claimed he was so disliked that some secretly discussed assassinating him.[2] Murder trial Calley was charged on September 5, 1969, with six specifications of premeditated murder for the deaths of 104 Vietnamese civilians near the village of My Lai, at a hamlet called Son My, more commonly called My Lai in the U.S. press. As many as 500 villagers, mostly women, ch...
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