Yeah. Something is not right when Carson’s statements.
If you go read the Politico article now, there is a paragraph that states that General Westmoreland was not even in Detroit when Carson said it happened...
But, according to records of Westmoreland’s schedule that were provided by the U.S. Army, the general did not visit Detroit around Memorial Day in 1969 or have dinner with Carson. In fact, the general’s records suggest he was in Washington that day and played tennis at 6:45 p.m.
There are, however, several reports of an event in February of that year, similar to the one Carson described. Then, Westmoreland was the featured guest at a 1,500-person banquet to celebrate Medal of Honor recipient Dwight Johnson. The event drew prominent guests, including the governor at the time, the mayor of Detroit, the president of Ford Motor Company and nine previous Medal of Honor awardees, according to an Associated Press account of the event.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/ben-carson-west-point-215598#ixzz3qoVVmhsc