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31: Book Review, “Four Hours in My Lai” by Michael Bilton

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The Downward Spiral of Negative Behavior

Sergeant Cox killed by a booby trap. They got a Dyson lost both legs. Hendricks again blinded, suffered groin injuries and lost an arm and a leg. On top of the casualties that they're taking, you're starting to get an escalation of behavior of negative behavior. A woman working in the fields was shot when somebody shouted that she was carrying a weapon. When the squad came closer, they discovered she was unarmed and still alive. So now you've got clear cover up going on by the chain of command. She now have a detonator. And it's very visible to see this downward spiral."

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