[Howlin]

?? What are you thinking?

[mabelkitty]

That he didn't get the PHs.
He got out, but he needed the PH angle to justify it. Sounds like events created after the fact from memory, then documented.

It explains why nobody can remember details about his service other than what he "rehashed" with his crew. However, there is no doubt that one person remembers he wanted the first PH but didn't qualify and was rejected.

Safely back in the states, he (and who else) recreated the events to document the requirements.

Fulbright or Kennedy. But which one?