How would we ever have taken Iwo Jima or Hue with grunts facing criminal charges for everything that offends the snowflake sensibilities of this generation.
And shame on his subordinates who turned him in. Dirty rats.
In the current version of live fire exercises, every single discharge of a weapon is followed by a formal investigation (called a 15-6 in the Army). Commanders at the Brigade level and in some cases, at the battalion level, have a JAG officer on their staff to “help” him with Rules of Engagement and War Crimes issues. Many of these JAG officers, wanna be warriors, believe that nailing the scalp of a real warrior to the door of his hooch is a ticket to success.
Most of this crap is imposed by aging Boomer politicians and activists.
Flags of Our Fathers lays out some of the things that happened on IWO JIMA, Fly Boys some more. Gene Sledges book “With The Old Breed” even more. Louis Zamporini’s book “Unbroken” some more things. If you ain’t been in war keep the opinions to yourselves, It ain’t pretty.
That remark was meant to the guys 2nd guessing our war fighters not at you. I reread it and thought, geez not really clear it was aimed at the MSM and folks not up on the line. You don’t give warriors trials, you give them medals. IMO.
We have a strange way of treating those who risk their lives to keep us safe