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That's where this stuff gets surreal.

Did the GIs in Sicily sell their pictures to Life? Did Ernie Pyle write a column to let everyone know that the Pentagon said it looked bad?

I don't believe it is wise to be fodder for the Fifth Column of the Fourth Estate especially on Memorial Day USA.

This too is surreal.

Actually, some of the things and worse that you mention happened. The press did publish the fact that we had broken the MAGIC code, shortly after Midway.

That's not the point. Almost every Marine or soldier I talk to, including many back from Iraq, emphasize that they are fighting for the rights of a free society---yes, even for that idiot Murtha to speak.

PART of the duty and obligation of those rights is that we NOT cover up or ignore genuine atrocities or violations of the code of military justice.

Care to see Gen. Michael Hagee said, obliquely referring to this issue?

"To a Marine, honor is more than just honesty; it means having uncompromising personal integrity and being accountable for all actions. To most Marines, the most difficult part of courage is not the raw physical courage that we have seen so often on today’s battlefield. It is rather the moral courage to do the “right thing” in the face of danger or pressure from other Marines.