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Attributed quotes — Hugh Thompson Jr.

1943–2006 United States

← All quotes by Hugh Thompson Jr.

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

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Something terrible happened here 30 years ago today. I cannot explain why it happened. I just wish our crew that day could have helped more people than we did.

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I'd received death threats over the phone. Dead animals on your porch, mutilated animals on your porch some mornings when you get up. So I was not a 'good guy'.

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They said I was screaming quite loud. I threatened never to fly again. I didn't want to be a part of that. It wasn't war.

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These people were looking at me for help and there was no way I could turn my back on them

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