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Offline J. Carney

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Re: In Harm's Way
« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2005, 09:58:04 pm »
Quote from: Angel Slayer on May 06, 2005, 06:34:58 pm
Evidently no one knows this:  the Captain of the Indianapolis was cleared of all wrong doing a few years ago.  He was cleared.  Way too late, but at least they eventually grabbed the crowbar and vaseline and got their heads out of their rears long enough to fix that problem!

I certianly never heard about it. It's good to know that they did let the man have some justice, if only for his family's sake.
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Re: In Harm's Way
« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2005, 10:03:23 pm »
Quote from: J. Carney on May 06, 2005, 09:58:04 pm
Quote from: Angel Slayer on May 06, 2005, 06:34:58 pm
Evidently no one knows this:  the Captain of the Indianapolis was cleared of all wrong doing a few years ago.  He was cleared.  Way too late, but at least they eventually grabbed the crowbar and vaseline and got their heads out of their rears long enough to fix that problem!

I certianly never heard about it. It's good to know that they did let the man have some justice, if only for his family's sake.

 It utterly destroyed the man, he was looked upon as a criminal and a tratior for the rest of his life.
 If our Military, and Goverment had any honor, they would do more to recompensate his family in some way .To restore that same honor
 And make it plain to all. The contemptable crime they commited.
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Re: In Harm's Way
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2005, 10:35:29 pm »
Couldn't clear him if the other commanders to blame were still alive. Politics, pure and simple.
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Re: In Harm's Way
« Reply #23 on: May 08, 2005, 04:06:06 pm »
Quote from: Angel Slayer on May 06, 2005, 06:34:58 pm
Evidently no one knows this:  the Captain of the Indianapolis was cleared of all wrong doing a few years ago.  He was cleared.  Way too late, but at least they eventually grabbed the crowbar and vaseline and got their heads out of their rears long enough to fix that problem!

Ferret diagrees with you he's pretty sure that still to this day he hasn't been exonerated by the Navy.  Can you find the article for me about that?  Because if it is true then a lot of sailors never heard about it and in a way that's just as wrong as blaming the wrong man!
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Re: In Harm's Way
« Reply #24 on: May 08, 2005, 08:59:54 pm »
Quote from: Angel Slayer on May 06, 2005, 06:34:58 pm
Evidently no one knows this:  the Captain of the Indianapolis was cleared of all wrong doing a few years ago.  He was cleared.  Way too late, but at least they eventually grabbed the crowbar and vaseline and got their heads out of their rears long enough to fix that problem!

Cleared by the navy or by Congress?  In the book, they mention that a large petition promted congress to declare that he was wrongfully convicted.  The response by the navy was to say that they were still right and the conviction was legal.
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Re: In Harm's Way
« Reply #25 on: May 08, 2005, 09:25:59 pm »
Quote from: Alidar Jarok on May 08, 2005, 08:59:54 pm
Quote from: Angel Slayer on May 06, 2005, 06:34:58 pm
Evidently no one knows this:  the Captain of the Indianapolis was cleared of all wrong doing a few years ago.  He was cleared.  Way too late, but at least they eventually grabbed the crowbar and vaseline and got their heads out of their rears long enough to fix that problem!

Cleared by the navy or by Congress?  In the book, they mention that a large petition promted congress to declare that he was wrongfully convicted.  The response by the navy was to say that they were still right and the conviction was legal.

 That sounds like the Navy. ::) Remember what they did to Billy Michel ?
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