Red 1 was examined the same day by a 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment surgeon. The sergeant was told that he did not have a chemical warfare agent injury. However, he and other Marines have expressed doubt regarding the accuracy of the battalion aid station doctor's diagnosis. Because the doctor did not consider the sergeant's condition a result of chemical warfare agent exposure, there is little documentation regarding the medical examination's results. Prompt post-war review of any injury, with even a remote possibility that chemical warfare agent exposure was involved, should be conducted.
Many today still believe that the sergeant was, in fact, exposed to chemical warfare agents.
They were never officially informed of the outcome regarding possible chemical warfare agent exposure. Red 1 as fact. The lack of effective feedback at the unit and command level allowed incomplete or erroneous reports about possible chemical warfare agent exposures to be reported as fact. When the deployment of forces includes the possibility of enemy use of chemical warfare agents, the services should initiate procedures to gather sample evidence in order to verify or clarify reports that have been made. The services should develop a system through which servicemembers can be kept apprised of the facts and information discovered after an alleged exposure to chemical warfare agents.