"They blew up their poster boy"

wendybeth · 05-23-2005, 05:14 PM

I realise 'friendly fire' is a fact of war- it's amazing that it doesn't happen with more frequency. What I find inexcusable is the attempt to cover it up, and then wrap it up in the guise that they did. We all know why they did so- as his family said, he was the Army's 'poster boy', and they continued to try to perpetuate the image even after his death, by manipulating the facts and destroying evidence. Couple this with the fact that recruitment efforts have been temporarily halted due to difficulties with officers making false promises and lying in their paperwork, etc. Any bets on when the draft will start up?

05-23-2005, 05:14 PM	#11
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I realise 'friendly fire' is a fact of war- it's amazing that it doesn't happen with more frequency. What I find inexcusable is the attempt to cover it up, and then wrap it up in the guise that they did. We all know why they did so- as his family said, he was the Army's 'poster boy', and they continued to try to perpetuate the image even after his death, by manipulating the facts and destroying evidence. Couple this with the fact that recruitment efforts have been temporarily halted due to difficulties with officers making false promises and lying in their paperwork, etc. Any bets on when the draft will start up? __________________
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