In the early morning hours of March 16,1968, Colburn's OH-23 encountered no enemy fire over My Lai 4, and the crew marked the location of several wounded Vietnamese with green smoke, a signal that they needed help.
Colburn's OH-23 encountered no enemy fire over My Lai 4. This was in the early morning hours of March 16,1968. They needed help. The crew marked the location of several wounded Vietnamese with green smoke this. Green smoke was a signal.