![]() The truth was out!Īctually not all the truth it wasn't until 2006 that a researcher was able to determine that the "lights in the water" that night that were claimed to be North Vietnamese torpedo boats were actually the reflection of the moon and the lightning from the storms in all quadrants, on the enormous school of flying fish that annually transits the Gulf of Tonkin at that time. Over the years after I came home in 1965, I had told people about the real truth, and was always asked "where's the proof?" to which I had to say "somewhere in the Pentagon." To which they would reply "Fat chance anyone will find that." And then there was the story, in the Pentagon Papers. I knew the petty officer in charge of the fire control tower on Maddox, who had told me there were no boats in the water. ![]() I had been a member of the staff of Commander Patrol Forces 7th Fleet, which was in charge of the destroyers Maddox and Turner Joy at The (alleged) Tonkin Gulf (non) Incident, which never happened as was told in 1964. ![]() I was personally never so happy as I was when the Pentagon Papers were published. He confirmed that without that silent support, he and Russo would never have been successful in getting the job done. When I told him we had a friend in common, he asked who and when I said "Dick Best," we had quite a conversation. As he put it, "The American people deserved to know what had been done in their name." "Dick" Best, who as a Lieutenant in 1942 in command of Bombing Squadron 6 aboard USS Enterprise at the Battle of Midway had sunk the Japanese carrier "Akagi" with his two wingmen in the single most accurate dive bombing attack of the Pacific War, when the Enterprise attack was screwed up at the "decisive moment." Sinking the Akagi turned the tide of the battle when she went down along with Kaga and Soryu, and the United States, which had been losing to that point, went on to win the decisive battle of the Pacific War.ĭick was one of the most genuine "patriot warriors" I ever knew (and I've known a lot of them in my history research) and said he always believed he served his country better at RAND when he facilitated the "escape" of the Pentagon Papers than he did in those minutes over the Japanese fleet 17 years earlier. The RAND librarian knew what they were doing, and as he later told me, "turned a blind eye" to them and made sure no one went looking for the material while it was being copied. Ellsberg and Russo had to take the Pentagon Papers from the library at RAND where they were kept. Machine wash, inside out, with cold water and mild detergent.There's an additional part of the story that never was told. We would recommend sizing down for a more fitted look and sizing up for a more roomy or tie the knot feel :) There is a size chart in each listing straight from the manufacturer! If you have any questions about what size to order, please don't hesitate to ask!! Our tees are fairly TTS. We wish we had the magic answer to this! We want to make sure you are happy with the fit of your item but know it can be hard without trying it on. ![]() Roll up the sleeves, tie a knot, or front tuck. ![]() Each item is handmade to order with LOTS OF LOVE and care!! Our unisex t-shirts have endless styling possibilities. ![]()
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