Hersh's widely published stories along with army photographer Ron Haeberle's photos horrified millions at a time when the antiwar movement was at a peak and a majority of Americans believed the war to be a mistake. Still, from that point forward media coverage was dominated by Calley's trial and conviction in 1971.
Many on the left maintained that Calley was being scapegoated to protect the military chain of command, while many on the right attacked the mass media or hailed Calley as a hero and flooded the Nixon White House with demands for his release. Calley served only three and a half years of his initial life sentence, most of it in his own quarters.
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Meadlo told the jury what happened when Calley returned a few minutes later:
He said, "How come they're not dead?"
I said, "I didn't know we were supposed to kill them." He said, "I want them dead." He backed off twenty or thirty feet and started shooting into the people -- the Viet Cong -- shooting automatic. He was beside me. He burned four or five magazines. I burned off a few, about three. I helped shoot 'em.
Q: What were the people doing after you shot them?
A: They were lying down.
Q: Why were they lying down?
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