Mike Cook
@mikecook.bsky.social
Like sailing, napping, reading. Retired. Newfoundland & Labrador via Toronto 40+ years ago.
Portrait of a Hero
A Thread
A Thread
On 16th March, 1968 Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson Jnr was flying helicopter recon for a US attack on My Lai, an alleged Viet Cong-controlled village in Vietnam.
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
But as the attack developed below, Thompson realised he was witnessing something something else:
A massacre.
He decided to act. 1/28
July 30, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Portrait of a Hero
A Thread
A Thread