Christopher Levesque

And that's really important to remember. He had the respect of all of the other aviators there. And some of the things he did were risky. At one point, he captured someone. And because he didn't have room in his helicopter to have a prisoner, actually forced the guy to hold on to the skid of the helicopter to fly him back to base. So this is the type of person Hugh Thompson is.

And that's really important to remember. He had the respect of all of the other aviators there. And some of the things he did were risky. At one point, he captured someone. And because he didn't have room in his helicopter to have a prisoner, actually forced the guy to hold on to the skid of the helicopter to fly him back to base. So this is the type of person Hugh Thompson is.

And that's really important to remember. He had the respect of all of the other aviators there. And some of the things he did were risky. At one point, he captured someone. And because he didn't have room in his helicopter to have a prisoner, actually forced the guy to hold on to the skid of the helicopter to fly him back to base. So this is the type of person Hugh Thompson is.

Thompson landed his helicopter, which is itself unusual, between Halley's platoon and people who were in a bunker. and approached Callie, got out of the helicopter, approached Callie, and said, well, we need to get these people out of here, and Callie's response was, well, the only way we can do that was with a grenade.

Thompson landed his helicopter, which is itself unusual, between Halley's platoon and people who were in a bunker. and approached Callie, got out of the helicopter, approached Callie, and said, well, we need to get these people out of here, and Callie's response was, well, the only way we can do that was with a grenade.

Thompson landed his helicopter, which is itself unusual, between Halley's platoon and people who were in a bunker. and approached Callie, got out of the helicopter, approached Callie, and said, well, we need to get these people out of here, and Callie's response was, well, the only way we can do that was with a grenade.

Before he had gotten out, Thompson had told his door gunners, Larry Colburn and Glenn Andriotta, to cover him, and that if somebody... started shooting at the civilians to fire upon them. Whether he was serious in that or not is conjecture. But he confronted Kelly, who was a commissioned officer. Hugh Thompson was a warrant officer and sort of sit between the NCOs and the officers in rank.

Before he had gotten out, Thompson had told his door gunners, Larry Colburn and Glenn Andriotta, to cover him, and that if somebody... started shooting at the civilians to fire upon them. Whether he was serious in that or not is conjecture. But he confronted Kelly, who was a commissioned officer. Hugh Thompson was a warrant officer and sort of sit between the NCOs and the officers in rank.

Before he had gotten out, Thompson had told his door gunners, Larry Colburn and Glenn Andriotta, to cover him, and that if somebody... started shooting at the civilians to fire upon them. Whether he was serious in that or not is conjecture. But he confronted Kelly, who was a commissioned officer. Hugh Thompson was a warrant officer and sort of sit between the NCOs and the officers in rank.

And he convinced the other helicopter pilots that were there who were flying overhead in gunships to land and evacuate the people from the bunker. He somehow convinced the people in the bunker to come out, convinced the other pilots to land and take them off away from Beeline, saving them.

And he convinced the other helicopter pilots that were there who were flying overhead in gunships to land and evacuate the people from the bunker. He somehow convinced the people in the bunker to come out, convinced the other pilots to land and take them off away from Beeline, saving them.

And he convinced the other helicopter pilots that were there who were flying overhead in gunships to land and evacuate the people from the bunker. He somehow convinced the people in the bunker to come out, convinced the other pilots to land and take them off away from Beeline, saving them.

And this is a really very strange thing for a helicopter gunship to land in what is supposed to be a combat operation and then to fly away with civilians.

And this is a really very strange thing for a helicopter gunship to land in what is supposed to be a combat operation and then to fly away with civilians.

And this is a really very strange thing for a helicopter gunship to land in what is supposed to be a combat operation and then to fly away with civilians.

Correct. And people further away... could hear what the pilots were saying was going on, but did not report it themselves. Yeah. This is going to be an issue later.

Correct. And people further away... could hear what the pilots were saying was going on, but did not report it themselves. Yeah. This is going to be an issue later.

Correct. And people further away... could hear what the pilots were saying was going on, but did not report it themselves. Yeah. This is going to be an issue later.

Even before the 17th, Hugh Thompson reported the massacre to Major Fred Watkey. And he reported it to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Barker, the commanding officer of Task Force Barker, and Colonel Oren Henderson, who was the commanding officer of the 11th Infantry Brigade. So we have this reporting structure starting to happen.

Even before the 17th, Hugh Thompson reported the massacre to Major Fred Watkey. And he reported it to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Barker, the commanding officer of Task Force Barker, and Colonel Oren Henderson, who was the commanding officer of the 11th Infantry Brigade. So we have this reporting structure starting to happen.