That's not really a fair statement, naps.
True that he did so, you are right about that....but without the explanation that he was doing so over what he considered an ethical crisis, and we misrepresent his actions.
If he really wanted to make an impression, he should have obeyed orders, gone on his combat mission, done his duty...and then miss movement by refusing to return to the states. That would have been the honorable thing to do.