Will do.
I think they added the "tainted fuel" to make their refusal noble.
My guess is the ringleaders were being courted and sympathised with by someone in Mississippi eager to destroy morale and cause this kind of acting out. I am betting on the good congressman and some old left wing anti war folks just doing their thing.
I note it is not all over the news today. Perhaps the lefties got scared seeing as how the Kerry connection may go way back.