REFUSAL TO FIGHT
No action planned (N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) KHE SANH (Vietnam), March 22. A commanding general said today that he did not plan to take disciplinary action against 53 members of a United States Army unit who refused an order to move forward to secure a damaged helicopter and their commanding officer's armoured vehicle. “I suppose if I went by the book, we could take them out and shoot them for refusing an order in the face of the enemy,” said BrigadierGeneral John Hill, “but they’re back in the field, doing their duty. I don’t think it should be blown out of proportion.”
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32563, 24 March 1971, Page 21
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