[hotpotato]

Really? ohhhh, I see now. What was he doing in a helicopter and do you have a reference (URL)?

[Fledermaus]

I think it was a recon training maneuver, but in Vietnam. Which is why it was made worse because they weren't supposed to bring live arms but supposedly, as reported back then, someone did. Cleland once said it was someone else's but he then said he picked it up because "he wasn't sure if it was his".

But if he wasn't supposed to be carrying a live grenade, why was he? Was it his and he forgot to leave it behind or was it someone elses?

None of that has been determined from what I understand. You have to know how government bureaucracy works...he picked it up, it blew up, he lost three limbs. That's the story regardless. The rest was obviously just ignored and swept under the rug during a war. Who broke the rule, if the rule was in place or not, isn't important. They have an injured hero who will automatically get medals and a discharge. Case closed.

[Fledermaus]

Go to TownHall.com and click on Ann's columns.

I also think this one in particular was on Frontpagemag.com but I'm not sure of their archives.

She elaborates on the incident.