"Werner J. Severin" wrote:

She isn't the one who decided to make the turn,
she didn't set up the ambush, she didn't choose
to get shot, she was apparently in no shape to
fire a single shot, she didn't have any choice
in getting captured (she had many broken bones),
she had no part in the decision to rescue her,
and she didn't put out the publicity that we
have seen and heard.

Why do you call HER a DISGRACE?


Damn right, Werner! Even if you believe this story was exploited for
propaganda purposes, or were opposed to the war itself, she had nothing to
do with that. She put herself in harm's way when ordered to do so, got exact
that through no fault of her own, and was able to return home later with a
smile on her face. If that doesn't make her a hero, it does makes her
something darn special.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

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