[OldFriend]

Well, I guess you would have preferred that he ask the men to join him in singing kumbaya.

Heaven help anyone who had to serve in combat along side the likes of you.

[USMCVet]

The men who served alongside me did just fine... sounds like I was lucky not to have "the likes of you" anywhere near me!

There are very well laid out procedures for dealing with the situation that Lt. Pantano faced - including shooting the men, if he judged it necessary.

The squirrelly 45-60 rounds fired and the sign-hanging episode illuminate the instability of the lieutenant's mental state and his poor exapmple of leadership for his men.

I'll leave the singing of Kumbaya to people like you..

[squirt-gun]

Re your #33

You have let emotion trump the irrefutable and well published facts of this matter as to you, this man is a hero.

Read # 28 with an open mind, if you can, and see if you still think this Marine is above any kind of reproach and a credit to the Corps.

The marine corps has never celebrated, taught, or approved acts of this kind in any way, shape, or form.

The herd instinct of people to surrender to base emotion and ignore the facts of this situation is not helpful to the military. Acts of this nature have never...ever been a part of Marine Corp heritage.

Semper Fi