Mai Lai Incident
Deep South 1009 · Savannah, Georgia
- Artist
- Big Tom
- Title
- Mai Lai Incident
- Release
- The Mai Lai Incident / The Fort Stewart Soldier
- Label
- Deep South # 1009
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Savannah, Georgia, USA
- Songwriter
- Thomas Bowen
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
Mai Lai Incident, The (Big Tom) Fort Stewart Soldier (Big Tom) Country. My Lai. Pro-Calley. A-side: soldier's followed orders. Mission accomplished. Who could tell the VC from the civilians? Fighting for their land. Calley a scapegoat. President - let Calley go free. B-side: Soldier's training in Georgia.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs
- Mai Lai Incident, The (Big Tom) - Fort Stewart Soldier (Big Tom) - Country. My Lai. Pro-Calley. - A-side: soldier's followed orders. Mission accomplished. - Who could tell the VC from the civilians? Fighting for their land. - Calley a scapegoat. President - let Calley go free. - B-side: Soldier's training in Georgia
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Irish country singer Big Tom McBride, born 18 September 1936 in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland; died 17 April 2018. [Source: Wikipedia]
Themes
My Lai · Pro-Calley · Patriotic · VC · Calley-Order · Calley-Chaos · Calley-Justice