Varnado Simpson

Military Person

1948 – 1997

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Who was Varnado Simpson?

Private First Class Varnado Simpson was an American soldier of the US Army who participated in the My Lai Massacre, murdering, torturing and mutilating Vietnamese villagers. He claimed to be wracked with remorse after the killings, and eventually committed suicide nearly 30 years later.

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Born
Oct 7, 1948
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
May 4, 1997

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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