Ernest Medina

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Ernest Lou Medina (August 27, 1936 – May 8, 2018) was a captain of infantry in the United States Army. He served during the Vietnam War. He was the commanding officer of Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry of the 11th Brigade, Americal Division, the unit responsible for the My Lai massacre of 16 March 1968. He was court-martialed in 1971 for his role in that massacre, but acquitted the same year. Despite his exoneration in court, the negative publicity surrounding Medina led him to resign from the U.S. Army soon after his acquittal, and he never worked in public service again. He later admitted to having "not been completely candid" at his court-martial, claiming it was done to protect his reputation and that of the Army. Medina ultimately worked at his family's real estate business for the rest of his career, never speaking publicly about the My Lai massacre. He died in 2018 at the age of 81.