Thank you for the information. Loved the film “Dirty Harry.”
The idiot of whom you are thinking is Max Cleland. He should have been given the Darwin Award.
My best regards and am glad I could be of some help.
Supposedly, we know the "real" truth concerning this incident. It is said that another soldier came forward and said that the grenade belonged to him and that Cleland was greviously injured while attempting to dispose of the grenade.
Pardon my skepticism here. For a grenade to become armed, the pin which holds the spoon in place must first be pulled. The pins are designed to present some resistance to avoid having them accidentally armed. Then, if the grenade with spoon is gripped in one's hand, the grenade will never arm and go off. My skepticism is fueled by the question, "Just how did this happen?"