Lieutenant William Calley dealt a severe blow to the Nixon administration's Vietnam policy by
A) publicly criticizing the war in Vietnam and calling for peace negotiations.
B) melting his medals on national television to protest the war.
C) failing to achieve a military victory in the village of My Lai.
D) massacring more than 400 Vietnamese civilians in the hamlet of My Lai.

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Lieutenant William Calley is infamous for leading the massacre of over 400 Vietnamese civilians in the hamlet of My Lai. This atrocity not only violated the laws of war but also dealt a severe blow to the Nixon administration's Vietnam policy, as it further eroded public support for the war effort.

Lieutenant William Calley Dealt a Severe Blow to the Nixon