"I thought we were under fire, I believed we were under fire," Lambert said
"thought" and "believed" does not mean you were
"thought" and "believed" does not mean you were
According to the Swiftie's account, after the mine detonated, the other boats sprayed the shore with machine gun fire. They ceased firing when they realized that there was no return fire.
Yes, his statment is not made with the same "certain" conviction expressed under oath, in recent affidavits, by some of the Swiftees who were also there.