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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (533311)	1/31/2004 6:16:25 PM
From: hdl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Funny thing is when he interviewed former GI's around 90% knew or witnessed the killing of POW's but only 30% admitted doing it themselves. it makes sense that if 90% knew of or witnessed something, 305 or fewer did it.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (533311)	1/31/2004 9:47:00 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

J.F. Shephard, Everything is relative. War itself is uncivilized so we can't expect those who participate to be saints. Besides, if I saw someone shoot my brother, I would return the favor as well(famous photo of Vietnamese officer). It's exactly same situation with police officers. The standard should be(and is) self-restraint but there can be circustances that would cause anyone to lose control. However, the number of war crimes was exaggerated, probably by those who felt guilty about not serving with their peers.