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True. Has an American soldier ever been prosecuted for obeying an illegal order?




I'm not sure what exactly the orders were, but Calley, one of the My Lai massacre war criminals was in fact convicted. But many others who should have been convicted were not.

Calley claimed he was following orders from Medina (his SO) but Medina denied giving them.



For the cold blooded murder of many civilians. Insanity, and one of those moments that humanity will judge its past by.



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