My step father was an Navy, aircraft mechanic during WWII, his partner was a Marine. I worked for them before going into the Corps and a bit while home on leave as well as after. Jack was a great man and a great father to his kids. He had made repeated landings in the Pacific and he told me somethings that I will not repeat. But, I will say that taking a 18 year old man subjecting him to the brutality of war and he will make some decisions that might not look so good under some people's eyes.

I for one have no business judging what these men did.