The guys involved did not have access to the news as well as they do back at home. They probably never knew what he was saying. They knew Brokaw was there, albeit later and not involved.
And think of how much the Internet has changed in 12 years. Twitter was a dream back them. And who would the guys have complained to back then.
It is a very different world of communications today.
Ha!
Maybe it’s fair to say that the Military types DO NOT watch Brian... and it took THAT long for them to catch on to what he was doing!