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| Name | Charlie Lewellen's interview for the Veterans History Project at Atlanta History Center |
| Video Uploader | Video From Atlanta History Center |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 02-08-2021 18:18:27 |
| Video Discription | We welcome your comments on this interview at VeteransHistoryProject@AtlantaHistoryCenter.com Catalog number: VIS 201.0712 In this interview, Charlie Lewellen recalls his experiences serving in the United States Army during and after the Vietnam War. He describes his sea journey to Vietnam for his first tour with an infantry unit and describes the ambush in which he was wounded. His unit captured the largest enemy stockpile of rice ever recovered and recalls that the rice was manufactured by a company in Houston, Texas. After being transferred to an aviation unit, he served a second tour in Vietnam providing support for Task Force Barker. He describes the events leading up to the My Lai Massacre and recalls monitoring, and then recording, the radio transmissions from the helicopters to the tactical operations center during that day. He later served as Lieutenant William Calley's commanding officer and describes in detail some of his interactions with Calley. He also describes in detail the use of his recordings as evidence in the Peers Commission investigation of the My Lai Massacre as well as his testimony for both the prosecution and the defense in later Article 32 hearings pertaining to the massacre. He recalls his reasons for leaving the military and describes his post-military career as an advisor to the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense. |
| Category | Education |
| Tags | Veteran (Profession) | Atlanta History Center (Museum) | Library of Congress Veterans History Project |
