otings. One of the early witnesses was Ronald Haeberle, an army photographer who was present that day, camera in hand. Hugh Thomson, My Lai's hero, was also questioned. The defence, in its cross examination, accomplished fairly little, despite attempting to undermine Haeberle's credibility, and by questioning Thompson's "heroics". Logically, Haeberle's credibility is irrelevant in regards to his biggest evidential input, the photographs. According to Richard Hammer, the author of The Court Martial of Lt. Calley, the attempt to devalue Thompson backfired.
             The following days of the trial saw the more incriminating witnesses come to the fore. Robert Maples, of Calley's Platoon, testified that he saw Calley at the drainage ditch, firing into
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