Up to 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by
American troops in the "My Lai Massacre". (Vietnam) (aka Pinkville Massacre)
Twenty-six soldiers were charged with criminal offenses, but only
Lieutenant William Calley Jr., a platoon leader in C Company, was
convicted. Found guilty of killing 22 villagers, he was originally given a
life sentence, but served only three and a half years under house arrest.
Three U.S. servicemen who had tried to halt the massacre and rescue the
hiding civilians were denounced as traitors by several U.S. Congressmen.
Only after thirty years were they recognized and decorated, one posthumously,
by the U.S. Army for shielding non-combatants from harm in a war zone
Originally posted by Grampy Bobby Does 12:00 Midnight within any Greenwich Meridian Time Zone signify AM or PM?
The potential for confusion is the reason why it's probably a good idea to use the 24-hour clock, whereby "12:00" signifies 12 noon and "24:00" is midnight.
Originally posted by FMF The potential for confusion is the reason why it's probably a good idea to use the 24-hour clock, whereby "12:00" signifies 12 noon and "24:00" is midnight.
On any 24-hour clock, there is no '24:00'. Midnight is '00:00'.
Originally posted by Suzianne On any 24-hour clock, there is no '24:00'. Midnight is '00:00'.
23:59, one minute later, becomes 00:00.
Right you are.
edit: although if you use "24:00" it signifies 'the end of a day', while the use of "00:00" signifies that the perspective is the beginning of a new day'.
Originally posted by Suzianne Noon is 12PM and midnight is 12AM, no matter where you live. No 'confusion'.
There certainly can be because there is no universal standard established for the meaning of 12 a.m. and 12 p.m. Grampy Bobby's question reflects exactly this potential for confusion. I grew up, for instance, unlike you, with noon being 12 a.m. and midnight being 12 p.m.
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