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conversations.value: Word of Honor (2003 film): 18 years after fighting in Vietnam, an ex-Army officer is brought up for war crimes.
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conversations.value: Word of Honor (novel): The novel begins with Ben Tyson finding and reading excerpts from Hue: Death of a City, a recently published book by Andrew Picard about the Battle of Hue during the Vietnam War.\nThe book highlights an incident similar to MyLai and is based on information provided to Picard from two men in Tyson\'s platoon and from a nun who escaped the incident.\nIt names Tyson as the leader of the platoon, which is shot at as it approaches a hospital, suffering one casualty and two injuries.\nAccording to the book, a doctor at the hospital refuses to help one of the American soldiers because his condition is too bad; after an American soldier shoots the doctor and others are killed in the hospital, chaos ensues and, according to Picard, the platoon decides to kill all the witness (everyone in the hospital).\nThe book never mentions names except Tyson\'s, stating that he was the platoon lieutenant.\nTyson researches his possible options and learns that a platoon leader can be held accountable for the actions of his men if he should have anticipated them or possibly if he knew of them and did not report them.\nIn this case, the charge would have to be murder since the statute of limitations ran out on other possible charges.\nTyson tells his wife, Marcy, of the book and has her read it.\nHe doesn\'t deny what the book charges but instead says that on the whole it is accurate.\nMarcy is a liberal, was very active in the 60\'s anti-war movement, and is somewhat skeptical of her husband\'s actions but still supports him.\nThe Tyson\'s social life begins to take a hit and the tabloids begin to focus first on Ben and second on Marcy.\nA famous picture of a nude Marcy which was first printed in Life in the 60\'s is reprinted.\nTyson is visited by Chet Brown, a mysterious high-level agent, who advices and warns him to play fair and not attack the Army, thereby further dirtying Vietnam and America\'s role in it.\nHe also learns that the Army is looking into assigning him active orders again so that they will be able to court martial him for murder.\nTyson is given the notice that he has been summoned to return to active duty, the first step before he will be court-martialed.\nThe Army enlists Major Karen Harper to lead the investigation to see if Tyson should be court-martialed.\nThe two meet and Tyson explains a different story to her of the Hue Hospital incident that contradicts Picard\'s.\nIn his version, the platoon did not know the building was a hospital and that it was fortified by Vietnam soldiers.\nHis platoon scored a victory over the Vietcong in the hospital.\nTyson visits the Vietnam War Memorial and sees Larry Cane\'s name on it.\nCane served in his platoon and died in the hospital incident.\nAccording to Picard\'s book, he was shot by Vietcong as the platoon approached the hospital.\nTyson reflects on the kind letter he wrote to the Cane family, speaking of his bravery, and ensuring them that he died quickly without pain.\nHe then reflects that this latter part was the only truth, something he knew because he "shot him through the heart".\nTyson meets Major Karen Harper again and tempers run high as he smashes a glass across the wall.\nHarper tells him of the two men who told Picard about the story: a medic, Steven Brandt, and a soldier, Richard Farley.\nShe also tells him the other infantry gave exactly the same story he did.\nTyson and Harper begin to develop an attraction for each other but neither acts.\nThey talk about truth and justice, the nun who Picard interviewed who is missing (Sister Theresa), and what should be done (whether Harper should recommend Tyson be court-martialed for murder).\nThe reader also begins to learn of the environment that Tyson\'s platoon was in.\nThe 25-year-old Tyson was leading a platoon of 17-, 18-, and 19-year olds who had witnessed and participated in horrific battles over the last few months.\nTyson visits Picard and shares a friendly visit with him where both men learn to respect the other.\nPicard seems to regret indicting Tyson in his book.\nTyson decides to swim across the inlet from Picard\'s to the summer residence his family recently moved into to avoid publicity.\nHis knee which was wounded in Vietnam, gives out and he almost drowns.\nHe reconnects with his wife.\nAnd then reports to active duty.\nHe meets with Colonel Levin and is ordered to stay on base and serve as a museum guide.\nOn Levin\'s recommendation, he gets a good defense attorney.\nHe also meets with Major Harper again who tells him she\'s found enough evidence to submit a charge of murder but at the same time suspects the government is tampering with the case.\nHarper asks if he can discredit Brandt.\nHe says that he possibly could but then he would be like Brandt, bringing up war horror that should be left as it was.\nHe denies her accusation that he has no self-preservation instinct by saying that he does but will not lower himself like others have.\nThe two almost embrace but Tyson\'s wife Marcy comes to the door just before they do.\nA groundswell of public sentiment has been building for Tyson, as more and more people feel the war is over and the Army is hanging him out to dry.\nGeneral William Van Arken, the Judge Advocate General of the Army, who started the entire process learns well-respected Colonel Horton that it is just that.\nVan Arken does not listen and says that it has already begun.\nTyson sets up a meeting with and then punches the tabloid journalist who smeared his wife before Chet Brown and his guys intervene and talk with Tyson again.\nTyson and his attorney Vincent Corva hear of and begin preparation for the trial process.\nWe also learn that two weeks after the Hue Hospital incident, Tyson was wounded with shrapnel and the medic Brandt tried to kill him by injecting a lethal dose of morphine.\nA pre-trial Article 32 investigation takes place in which Corva pins Tyson with his medals for bravery in the Hue battle (one was never given to him and Karen Harper just procured it).\nThis irritates Colonel Pierce, council for the prosecution.\nMajor Harper interviews Andrew Picard and identifies that Sister Theresa told Picard that Tyson "spared" or "saved" her life.\nShe spoke in French, however, and used "sauver" which could mean either.\nShe asks Picard why he did not include this and he responds that it was an error of omission that he left out, because it did not fit with Brandt\'s story.\nHarper also gets Picard to admit that the nun said Brandt was a man who abuses young girls.\nPicard then explains that this trial of Tyson is a travesty and that he, now believes Brandt lied to him about Tyson ordering his troops to shoot anyone in the hospital and that he thinks Tyson\'s troops mutinied.\nMoreover, he states that even Tyson\'s platoon, in his estimation, were victims of "war, combat fatigue, and shock".\nDespite the positive results for Tyson, Col Gilmer decides to recommend a court martial in which Tyson will be tried for murder.\nThe court martial begins with Pierce calling Richard Farley to the stand.\nFarley, a paraplegic gives wrenching testimony against Tyson.\nCorva cross-examines him and it is learned that Farley stated that Tyson said to "waste them" in the hospital.\nThen, according to Farley, the platoon killed everyone.\nCorva gets Farley to admit that Tyson said to "waste the Gooks" and that Tyson meant only enemy soldiers.\nCourt is adjourned and Tyson meets Brandt in a back alley.\nBrandt is terrified and Tyson ambiguously talks about what Brandt did to him the last time they saw each other and how the other men are upset with him, and that there would be payback.\nBrandt\'s testimony supports Farley\'s and is damaging to Tyson.\nHe explains how Tyson was very mad the hospital staff was not helping his wounded soldier and how the soldier was already passed the point of life.\nCorva gains some on his cross-examination of Brandt as it becomes clear he may not be telling the whole truth.\nIn particular, Corva attacks Brandt\'s explanation of the first shots that rang out in the hospital and that how he cannot identify who they were from.\nCorva also gets Brandt to tell the court that Beltran threw a grenade into one room when before he said he couldn\'t see who did that.\nA barrage of questions and dialogue ends with Corva asking, "Did you see Larry Cane shoot anyone.\n" and Brandt responding, "No".\nTo which Corva responds, "Larry Cane was dead, mr Brandt".\nThe court members then question Brandt, asking him many questions about the incident and why he did not tell anyone until just recently.\nThe prosecution rests, but after their performance Tyson\'s five platoon witnesses are unsure of testifying.\nTheir lawyers are urging them not to because they could then face perjury charges.\nThese witnesses offer to make statements in extenuation and mitigation if a guilty verdict is given.\nTyson considers testifying but realizes it will be better to make a statement in the sentencing phase.\nThe defense rests without calling any witnesses.\nThere is a lengthy wait in which Tyson rejects seeing his family.\nThe court members find Tyson guilty (2/3 concurring).\nChet Brown meets with Tyson and tells him that if he reads a given statement he will be pardoned and serve no jail time.\nCorva also learns that the Army has found Dan Kelly, Tyson\'s radiotelephone operator.\nKelly\'s testimony is similar to Brandt\'s but with glaring differences.\nHe first explains Tyson\'s sarcastic order to shoot the civilians the morning of the Hue massacre.\nHe explains how it was Tyson\'s men who were overly aggressive in attacking them and that Tyson was irate and sarcastically left them with that remark.\nIn fact, Kelly even reports on hearing Simcox and Farley talking about how Tyson is "too soft of the gooks".\nKelly also explains how a while ago, he and Tyson found Brandt raping young adolescent Vietnamese.\nAs punishment, Tyson kicked and threw Brandt into water filled with leeches.\nBrandt was then cared for and Tyson returned that night to him and told him that if he did not report back to his platoon he would be court-martialed on a variety of charges.\nUpon hearing the beginning of this, Brandt leaves the courtroom.\nKelly then explains the Hue Massacre.\nColonel Sproule the judge, interrupts him, asking why he did not mention the death of Larry Cane outside the hospital.\nKelly responds that this is because Cane was still alive in the hospital.\nKelly explains how Peterson was dying at the feet of Tyson, begging for help.\nAfter the doctor refused to treat him, Tyson slapped him.\nFarley and Beltran then put Peterson on a hospital bed.\nAn Australian then came into the room shouting obscenities at the American soldiers and America in general.\nLarry Cane screamed at him and then shot him.\nBeltran then shot two North Viets.\nCane then fired his M-16 all over.\nKelly and Tyson dove on the floor.\nTyson drew his pistol, aimed it at Cane, and ordered him to drop his rifle.\nHe didn\'t and Tyson shot him dead.\nKelly then goes on explaining how pandemonium ensued, how Farley was livid that Tyson shot his friend, and how Beltran and the men mutinied and had their guns locked on Tyson.\nTyson said they would all be charged and probably would have been shot, but Kelly punched him to remove the threat from Beltran and the others.\nFinally, Kelly explains how Tyson was a prisoner for a while, how he had to radio certain comments to remain alive, and how he eventually got control back by explaining that they would take an oath to never mention the incident again.\nCourt adjourns and Tyson sees his wife and son for the first time in a while.\nThe court-martial is concluded with Tyson giving a speech.\nHe explains that he will not give a speech of extenuation and mitigation and how he knows that the crime he committed was nothing that happened in the hospital but instead the fact that he never reported what happened.\nHe explains how he briefly considered reporting it but only briefly.\nAnd that, even though he knows it was an immoral and illegal one, he would make the same decision.\nHe does explain how he was somewhat protecting his men and that he is sad for them and their families now that the truth has come out.\nBut at the same time he points out that this sadness is nothing compared to the innocent lives lost at the hospital.\nHe ends by saying he cannot think of anything extenuating and mitigating.\nCorva then questions him to continue and an awkward questioning phase begins until Tyson admits that everything could come under battle fatigue.\nCourt adjourns and the members reach a decision quickly.\nThey sentence Tyson to be dismissed from the Army and that is all.\nPierce storms out of the courtroom.\nTyson meets and embraces his family, and states, "Let\'s go home".
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conversations.value: Word of Honor (novel): The novel begins with Ben Tyson finding and reading excerpts from Hue: Death of a City, a recently published book by Andrew Picard about the Battle of Hue during the Vietnam War. \nThe book highlights an incident similar to MyLai and is based on information provided to Picard from two men in Tyson\'s platoon and from a nun who escaped the incident. \nIt names Tyson as the leader of the platoon, which is shot at as it approaches a hospital, suffering one casualty and two injuries. \nAccording to the book, a doctor at the hospital refuses to help one of the American soldiers because his condition is too bad; after an American soldier shoots the doctor and others are killed in the hospital, chaos ensues and, according to Picard, the platoon decides to kill all the witness (everyone in the hospital). \nThe book never mentions names except Tyson\'s, stating that he was the platoon lieutenant. \nTyson researches his possible options and learns that a platoon leader can be held accountable for the actions of his men if he should have anticipated them or possibly if he knew of them and did not report them. \nIn this case, the charge would have to be murder since the statute of limitations ran out on other possible charges. \nTyson tells his wife, Marcy, of the book and has her read it. \nHe doesn\'t deny what the book charges but instead says that on the whole it is accurate. \nMarcy is a liberal, was very active in the 60\'s anti-war movement, and is somewhat skeptical of her husband\'s actions but still supports him. \nThe Tyson\'s social life begins to take a hit and the tabloids begin to focus first on Ben and second on Marcy. \nA famous picture of a nude Marcy which was first printed in Life in the 60\'s is reprinted. \nTyson is visited by Chet Brown, a mysterious high-level agent, who advices and warns him to play fair and not attack the Army, thereby further dirtying Vietnam and America\'s role in it. \nHe also learns that the Army is looking into assigning him active orders again so that they will be able to court martial him for murder. \nTyson is given the notice that he has been summoned to return to active duty, the first step before he will be court-martialed. \nThe Army enlists Major Karen Harper to lead the investigation to see if Tyson should be court-martialed. \nThe two meet and Tyson explains a different story to her of the Hue Hospital incident that contradicts Picard\'s. \nIn his version, the platoon did not know the building was a hospital and that it was fortified by Vietnam soldiers. \nHis platoon scored a victory over the Vietcong in the hospital. \nTyson visits the Vietnam War Memorial and sees Larry Cane\'s name on it. \nCane served in his platoon and died in the hospital incident. \nAccording to Picard\'s book, he was shot by Vietcong as the platoon approached the hospital. \nTyson reflects on the kind letter he wrote to the Cane family, speaking of his bravery, and ensuring them that he died quickly without pain. \nHe then reflects that this latter part was the only truth, something he knew because he "shot him through the heart". \nTyson meets Major Karen Harper again and tempers run high as he smashes a glass across the wall. \nHarper tells him of the two men who told Picard about the story: a medic, Steven Brandt, and a soldier, Richard Farley. \nShe also tells him the other infantry gave exactly the same story he did. \nTyson and Harper begin to develop an attraction for each other but neither acts. \nThey talk about truth and justice, the nun who Picard interviewed who is missing (Sister Theresa), and what should be done (whether Harper should recommend Tyson be court-martialed for murder). \nThe reader also begins to learn of the environment that Tyson\'s platoon was in. \nThe 25-year-old Tyson was leading a platoon of 17-, 18-, and 19-year olds who had witnessed and participated in horrific battles over the last few months. \nTyson visits Picard and shares a friendly visit with him where both men learn to respect the other. \nPicard seems to regret indicting Tyson in his book. \nTyson decides to swim across the inlet from Picard\'s to the summer residence his family recently moved into to avoid publicity. \nHis knee which was wounded in Vietnam, gives out and he almost drowns. \nHe reconnects with his wife. \nAnd then reports to active duty. \nHe meets with Colonel Levin and is ordered to stay on base and serve as a museum guide. \nOn Levin\'s recommendation, he gets a good defense attorney. \nHe also meets with Major Harper again who tells him she\'s found enough evidence to submit a charge of murder but at the same time suspects the government is tampering with the case. \nHarper asks if he can discredit Brandt. \nHe says that he possibly could but then he would be like Brandt, bringing up war horror that should be left as it was. \nHe denies her accusation that he has no self-preservation instinct by saying that he does but will not lower himself like others have. \nThe two almost embrace but Tyson\'s wife Marcy comes to the door just before they do. \nA groundswell of public sentiment has been building for Tyson, as more and more people feel the war is over and the Army is hanging him out to dry. \nGeneral William Van Arken, the Judge Advocate General of the Army, who started the entire process learns well-respected Colonel Horton that it is just that. \nVan Arken does not listen and says that it has already begun. \nTyson sets up a meeting with and then punches the tabloid journalist who smeared his wife before Chet Brown and his guys intervene and talk with Tyson again. \nTyson and his attorney Vincent Corva hear of and begin preparation for the trial process. \nWe also learn that two weeks after the Hue Hospital incident, Tyson was wounded with shrapnel and the medic Brandt tried to kill him by injecting a lethal dose of morphine. \nA pre-trial Article 32 investigation takes place in which Corva pins Tyson with his medals for bravery in the Hue battle (one was never given to him and Karen Harper just procured it). \nThis irritates Colonel Pierce, council for the prosecution. \nMajor Harper interviews Andrew Picard and identifies that Sister Theresa told Picard that Tyson "spared" or "saved" her life. \nShe spoke in French, however, and used "sauver" which could mean either. \nShe asks Picard why he did not include this and he responds that it was an error of omission that he left out, because it did not fit with Brandt\'s story. \nHarper also gets Picard to admit that the nun said Brandt was a man who abuses young girls. \nPicard then explains that this trial of Tyson is a travesty and that he, now believes Brandt lied to him about Tyson ordering his troops to shoot anyone in the hospital and that he thinks Tyson\'s troops mutinied. \nMoreover, he states that even Tyson\'s platoon, in his estimation, were victims of "war, combat fatigue, and shock". \nDespite the positive results for Tyson, Col Gilmer decides to recommend a court martial in which Tyson will be tried for murder. \nThe court martial begins with Pierce calling Richard Farley to the stand. \nFarley, a paraplegic gives wrenching testimony against Tyson. \nHe first explains an incident the morning of the Hue Massacre in which Tyson "ordered" his troops to shoot civilians, then explains the Hue Hospital Massacre, how Tyson had all the platoon swear to never tell of the incident to anyone, and how the group concocted a new, different story to explain it. \nCorva cross-examines him and it is learned that Farley stated that Tyson said to "waste them" in the hospital. \nThen, according to Farley, the platoon killed everyone. \nCorva gets Farley to admit that Tyson said to "waste the Gooks" and that Tyson meant only enemy soldiers. \nCourt is adjourned and Tyson meets Brandt in a back alley. \nBrandt is terrified and Tyson ambiguously talks about what Brandt did to him the last time they saw each other and how the other men are upset with him, and that there would be payback. \nBrandt\'s testimony supports Farley\'s and is damaging to Tyson. \nHe explains how Tyson was very mad the hospital staff was not helping his wounded soldier and how the soldier was already passed the point of life. \nCorva gains some on his cross-examination of Brandt as it becomes clear he may not be telling the whole truth. \nIn particular, Corva attacks Brandt\'s explanation of the first shots that rang out in the hospital and that how he cannot identify who they were from. \nCorva also gets Brandt to tell the court that Beltran threw a grenade into one room when before he said he couldn\'t see who did that. \nA barrage of questions and dialogue ends with Corva asking, "Did you see Larry Cane shoot anyone. \n" and Brandt responding, "No". \nTo which Corva responds, "Larry Cane was dead, mr Brandt". \nThe court members then question Brandt, asking him many questions about the incident and why he did not tell anyone until just recently. \nThe prosecution rests, but after their performance Tyson\'s five platoon witnesses are unsure of testifying. \nTheir lawyers are urging them not to because they could then face perjury charges. \nThese witnesses offer to make statements in extenuation and mitigation if a guilty verdict is given. \nTyson considers testifying but realizes it will be better to make a statement in the sentencing phase. \nThe defense rests without calling any witnesses. \nThere is a lengthy wait in which Tyson rejects seeing his family. \nThe court members find Tyson guilty (2/3 concurring). \nChet Brown meets with Tyson and tells him that if he reads a given statement he will be pardoned and serve no jail time. \nCorva also learns that the Army has found Dan Kelly, Tyson\'s radiotelephone operator. \nKelly\'s testimony is similar to Brandt\'s but with glaring differences. \nHe first explains Tyson\'s sarcastic order to shoot the civilians the morning of the Hue massacre. \nHe explains how it was Tyson\'s men who were overly aggressive in attacking them and that Tyson was irate and sarcastically left them with that remark. \nIn fact, Kelly even reports on hearing Simcox and Farley talking about how Tyson is "too soft of the gooks". \nKelly also explains how a while ago, he and Tyson found Brandt raping young adolescent Vietnamese. \nAs punishment, Tyson kicked and threw Brandt into water filled with leeches. \nBrandt was then cared for and Tyson returned that night to him and told him that if he did not report back to his platoon he would be court-martialed on a variety of charges. \nUpon hearing the beginning of this, Brandt leaves the courtroom. \nKelly then explains the Hue Massacre. \nColonel Sproule the judge, interrupts him, asking why he did not mention the death of Larry Cane outside the hospital. \nKelly responds that this is because Cane was still alive in the hospital. \nKelly explains how Peterson was dying at the feet of Tyson, begging for help. \nAfter the doctor refused to treat him, Tyson slapped him. \nFarley and Beltran then put Peterson on a hospital bed. \nAn Australian then came into the room shouting obscenities at the American soldiers and America in general. \nLarry Cane screamed at him and then shot him. \nBeltran then shot two North Viets. \nCane then fired his M-16 all over. \nKelly and Tyson dove on the floor. \nTyson drew his pistol, aimed it at Cane, and ordered him to drop his rifle. \nHe didn\'t and Tyson shot him dead. \nKelly then goes on explaining how pandemonium ensued, how Farley was livid that Tyson shot his friend, and how Beltran and the men mutinied and had their guns locked on Tyson. \nTyson said they would all be charged and probably would have been shot, but Kelly punched him to remove the threat from Beltran and the others. \nFinally, Kelly explains how Tyson was a prisoner for a while, how he had to radio certain comments to remain alive, and how he eventually got control back by explaining that they would take an oath to never mention the incident again. \nCourt adjourns and Tyson sees his wife and son for the first time in a while. \nThe court-martial is concluded with Tyson giving a speech. \nHe explains that he will not give a speech of extenuation and mitigation and how he knows that the crime he committed was nothing that happened in the hospital but instead the fact that he never reported what happened. \nHe explains how he briefly considered reporting it but only briefly. \nAnd that, even though he knows it was an immoral and illegal one, he would make the same decision. \nHe does explain how he was somewhat protecting his men and that he is sad for them and their families now that the truth has come out. \nBut at the same time he points out that this sadness is nothing compared to the innocent lives lost at the hospital. \nHe ends by saying he cannot think of anything extenuating and mitigating. \nCorva then questions him to continue and an awkward questioning phase begins until Tyson admits that everything could come under battle fatigue. \nCourt adjourns and the members reach a decision quickly. \nThey sentence Tyson to be dismissed from the Army and that is all. \nPierce storms out of the courtroom. \nTyson meets and embraces his family, and states, "Let\'s go home".