Hugh Thompson

"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."

"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."

"He was treated like a traitor for 30 years, so he was conditioned to just shut up and be quiet. Every bit of information I got from him, I had to drag it out of him."

"Thompson landed again. Glenn and I got out of the aircraft, took out the guns. Hugh walked over to this lieutenant , and I could tell they were in a shouting match. I thought they were going to get in…"

"He was the guy who by his heroic actions gave a morality and dignity to the American military effort. At war sometimes things get topsy turvy, so he was a moral example at a time when things were pure…"

"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'."

"I'm going to go over and get them out of the bunker myself. If the squad opens up on them, shoot 'em."

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