The rules of engagement when you're in combat do not apply. When somebody's firing upon you, there are no rules. You fire back or you don't come home. They were not there. I didn't even talk about it for 17 years.
People just lose their values when they start fighting.
When we were in a position, anything that moved got shot. I think they ought to leave it alone. He was basing his actions and his men's actions on information relayed to him by higher-ups. When you're put in that predicament and you're expecting enemy forces, you have to go in looking to do the job you were sent to do, and then suffer the consequences if you make a mistake. It was a judgment call, not any easy call for anyone to make.