The Mai Lai Incident

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

Notes

Deep South #1009, brown and yellow labels, "Deep South Record's, Box 3625, Savannah, Ga. 31404"; recorded by Big Tom (Thomas Bowen), credited as composer of the poem, music by Herb River Boy's; producer Reuben Ware. "The Mai Lai Incident", (Deep South) SESAC, time 3:00, PRP-28341; flip side "The Fort Stewart Soldier", SESAC, time 2:30, PRP-28342. The picture sleeve, headed "Big Tom Bowen and The Herb River Boy's", shows a photograph of the six-piece band with guitars, drums, saxophone and banjo, and reads "Recording Artist for Deep South Recording Co., Box 3625 Savannah, Georgia 31404. Latest Recording – The Mai Lai Incident and The Fort Stewart Soldier". [From the record sleeve and labels]

Themes

My Lai · Pro-Calley · Patriotic · VC · Calley-Order · Calley-Chaos · Calley-Justice · Pro-Soldier

In collections

My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]