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Hugh Thompson, Jr. was United States helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. Explore interesting quotes on doing.
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“Thompson landed again. Glenn and I got out of the aircraft, took out the guns. Hugh walked over to this lieutenant [Brooks], and I could tell they were in a shouting match. I thought they were going to get in a fist fight. He told me later what they said. Thompson: 'Let's get these people out of this bunker and get 'em out of here.' Brooks: 'We'll get 'em out with hand grenades.' Thompson: 'I can do better than that. Keep your people in place. My guns are on you.”

Hugh Thompson, Jr.

Hugh was outranked, so this was not good to do, but that&#x27;s how committed he was to stopping it. <br class="br">Thompson&#x27;s gunner, Spec. Lawrence Colburn http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/pacificnw/2002/0310/cover.html <br class="br">Quotes of others about Thompson

“Don't do the right thing looking for a reward, because it might not come.”

Hugh Thompson, Jr.

In a 2004 interview with AP. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/national/07thompson.html <br class="br">Attributed

“You can't imagine what courage it took to do what he did.”

Hugh Thompson, Jr.

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Seymour Hersh, journalist who "broke" the My Lai massacre story.
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