[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S1709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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    TRIBUTE TO HUGH THOMPSON, LAWRENCE COLBURN, AND GLENN ANDREOTTA

 Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Hugh 
Thompson, Lawrence Colburn, and Glenn Andreotta, who helped save the 
lives of 11 Vietnamese civilians during the My Lai massacre in Vietnam 
thirty years ago. Hugh Thompson and Lawrence Colburn received the 
Soldier's Medal for bravery on March 6, 1998 for their gallant efforts 
during the My Lai massacre. Their comrade Glenn Andreotta, who passed 
away three weeks after the My Lai massacre, was honored as well, and 
his family will receive his medal at a later date. The Soldier's Medal 
is presented by the Army to those who show ``the highest standards of 
personal courage and ethical conduct.''
  After their helicopter landed amongst firing U.S. troops and fleeing 
Vietnamese civilians, Thompson, protected by Colburn and Andreotta, 
went to confront U.S. forces. The efforts of these three men led to the 
eventual cease-fire at My Lai and an end to the killing.
  Hugh Thompson and Lawrence Colburn are both natives of Georgia. Hugh 
Thompson, a veterans counselor, hails from Stone Mountain, Georgia, and 
currently resides in Lafayette, Louisiana. Lawrence Colburn, now a 
salesman, lives in Woodstock, Georgia.
  Mr. President, I would like to honor Hugh Thompson, Lawrence Colburn 
and Glenn Andreotta for their heroic efforts during the My Lai 
massacre, and for their outstanding commitment to American values. 
These three men are true examples of American patriotism at its 
finest.

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