“Be sure you’re right. Then go ahead” – The Davy Crockett Show This is a cautionary tale of two American soldiers. Nearly a century spans the incidents that brought them their notoriety, yet the issues they evoke are exactly the same and timeless: Does an active-duty officer in the military have the right, a moral obligation even, to criticize the actions of his superiors, both military and civilian, if he firmly believes that those actions are incompetent and have dire consequences? Our first soldier, William ‘Billy’ Mitchell was born in December 1879 into a family of wealth and influence. He...