In Remembrance
Posted for: GLENN URBAN ANDREOTTA:
According to an Associated Press article dated 1/07/06, early in the morning of 3/16/68, helicoptor pilot Hugh Thompson, door-gunner Lawrence Colburn, and crew chief Glenn Andreotta came upon U.S. ground troops killing Vietnamese civilians in and around My Lai.

They landed their helicopter in the line of fire between U.S. troops and fleeing Vietnamese civilians and pointed their own guns at the U.S. soldiers to prevent more killings. Colburn and Andreotta provided cover for Thompson as he went forward to confront the leader of the U.S. forces. Their efforts led to a cease-fire order at My Lai.

Glenn Andreotta was killed in battle three weeks later.

We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Glenn Andreotta and his brave team members who upheld the highest traditions of the U.S. military and the United States. God bless them and all who continue to defend us.
Posted by: Richard
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Saturday, January 7, 2006
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