Australian's View
(Njl. Press A»*n.— Copyright) SONG MY (Vietnam), December 4, An Australian officer said that the'women of My Lai hamlet “knew how to cut throats and the children could strip down a weapon like professionals.” - Captain John Nelson, aged 26, a Special Forces adviser to South Vietnamese troops, said that he thought reports of an American massacre against the civilians of My Lai were "rubbish.” “I don’t believe a massacre ever happened,” Captain Nelson told a reporter. “I’ve been in the field around here for four months, and this is the first I’ve heard of any massacre.” •
Captain Nelson, who has been in Vietnam for 18 months, said that he believed reports of the massacre could make commanders reluctant to carry out orders if they end up with “their hides tacked to the wall.”
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32164, 6 December 1969, Page 16
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