American Lieutenant William Calley was convicted in 1971 of premeditated murder in ordering the shootings and initially sentenced to life in prison, but 2 days later, President [[Richard Nixon]] ordered him released from prison. Calley served 3 1/2 years of house arrest in his quarters at Fort Benning Georgia and was then ordered freed by a federal judge.
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American Lieutenant William Calley was convicted in 1971 of premeditated murder in ordering the shootings and initially sentenced to life in prison, but 2 days later, President [[Richard Nixon]] ordered him released from prison. Calley served 3 1/2 years of house arrest in his quarters at Fort Benning, Georgia and was then ordered freed by a federal judge.