My Lai Hero Dies

From AP:

Early in the morning of March 16, 1968, Thompson, door-gunner Lawrence Colburn and crew chief Glenn Andreotta came upon U.S. ground troops killing Vietnamese civilians in and around the village of My Lai.

They landed the helicopter in the line of fire between American troops and fleeing Vietnamese civilians and pointed their own guns at the U.S. soldiers to prevent more killings.

Colburn and Andreotta had provided cover for Thompson as he went forward to confront the leader of the U.S. forces. Thompson later coaxed civilians out of a bunker so they could be evacuated, and then landed his helicopter again to pick up a wounded child they transported to a hospital. Their efforts led to the cease-fire order at My Lai. In 1998, the Army honored the three men with the prestigious Soldier's Medal, the highest award for bravery not involving conflict with an enemy

But wait for the best part:

"For years Thompson suffered snubs and worse from those who considered him unpatriotic. He recalled a congressman angrily saying that Thompson himself was the only serviceman who should be punished because of My Lai."

Miss Mamie, Miss Mamie!

I would never have thought '50s sexpot and Newport Beach res Mamie Van Doren was a nutso liberal. God bless her. Here she is on George W., or as she calls him "The Weenie":

You also have to ask if lying about the reasons for a war which has killed more that 2000 young Americans and countless Iraqis just might be a high crime or misdemeanor. Duh. If a blow job was impeachable, the crimes of the First Creep and his handlers should rate a firing squad.

Bless you, Miss Van Doren.