Douglas Brinkley says he soft-pedaled Hoffmann's role in the book [Tour of Duty], but that he is "the most egregious example of blatant disregard for civilian casualties and for the lives of his men in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. He infected the lives of a lot of Navy guys down there, and he has a lot of answering to do," Brinkley says about Hoffmann. "He can either recognize he has blood on his hands and deal with his own ghosts or go where it's safe and reach for the flag. He can see a therapist or wage a new war, and he did the latter."See also this, "Swift boat vets' stories hold up under fire" by Roy Hoffmann. Posted by Greg Ransom | TrackBack