Actually, come to think of it, if you're right and the "different" citation, the Zumwalt one, came out -after- the Hyland one, then I would think that (prior to Lehman) the most recent citation would be considered the "official" one. Perhaps the reason for Lehman to effectively re-issue the Hyland citation (which was originally first) was to give it greater credibility and "official"ness?
The whole thing's very bizarre, who can make sense of the motives?
Qwinn
>>>The whole thing's very bizarre, who can make sense of the motives?
Who knows! When you figure it out, ping me, okay? ;-)
Forgive me... now I think I messed up. I hadn't looked at these in detail for a couple weeks.
My assumption then was that the Zumwalt citation was first, then Hyland. I based this solely on rank (Hyland being senior to Zumwalt). Below for reference are the dates Hyland was in the position noted.
Also... the Zumwalt version is the most descriptive about the events of the day (boat numbers, the KIA, etc). The Hyland and Lehman versions are stripped down in detail with some fluffy language added. That supported the conclusion of the Zumwalt version being first, revised by Hyland... and then largely copied by Lehman. Again... I have no way of knowing the motives... If I had to guess, I would say they were trying to delete something that was said in the first one, rather than embellish the latter version.
http://www.cpf.navy.mil/facts/formercincs.html
Commander in Chief
United States Pacific Fleet
Admiral John J. HYLAND, USN
30 November 1967 - 5 December 1970