Hugh Thompson: A Remembrance

An unusual, and largely unsung hero of the Vietnam war died in Louisiana last week. In 1968 Hugh Thompson saved ten Vietnamese villagers from being killed during the infamous My Lai Massacre.Thompson had a post war Wisconsin connection. In 2001 he was back at the site of the massacre for the dedication of a Peace Park built by a Wisconsin Quaker group. Reporter Gil Halsted met Thompson at the ceremony and prepared this report about his unique act of bravery…