David Egan Collection (082) Finding Aid
Collection Item Number: 0820000000
- Collection
- David Egan Collection
- Title
- Finding Aid
- Linear Feet
- 0.1
- Pages
- 1
- Language(s)
- English
- Dates
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Creation: 05 December 2001
Scope and Contents
One folder of articles from various publications document Hugh C. Thompson's intervention at the My Lai Massacre, which saved the lives of ten villagers. All articles are from 1997-1998.Biographical / Historical
David Egan is a retired Clemson University Architecture professor and leading expert in acoustics. Egan began a letter writing campaign to recognize the efforts of helicopter pilot Hugh C. Thompson, who intervened at My Lai and saved the lives of ten villagers.- Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D057.7 ]]
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"Professor Fought for the Good Guy," by Dave Moniz
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"Recognizing Bravery at My Lai," The Post and Courier, 8 March 1998
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"Medals Give a New Slant to a Thirty Year Old Tragedy," Union News
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"A Hero Emerges Out of the Horrors of My Lai," National Catholic Reporter, 20 March 1998
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"Finally We See My Lai Heroes," Los Angeles Times Editorials, 19 March 1998
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"A Quiet War Over the Past; The Brass Battles Over Giving a Hero of My Lai a Medal," by Gregory L. Vistica, Newsweek, 24 November 1997
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"A Time For Healing; The Pilot Who Saved Lives There Returns to My Lai," People, 30 March 1998
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=0820000000
- Citation
- David Egan Collection (082) Finding Aid, David Egan Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=0820000000, Accessed 11 Feb 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 0820000000, David Egan Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 04 Dec 2001 [Updated: 21 Mar 2017]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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