I apologize for this being a bummer, but it's important. Keep watching the drama unfold about a family man, wanting to help America in the wake of 9/11, commiting an atrocity.

I spent years once trying to convince America that the MyLai massacre was no isolated incident. Lt. Calley snapped. Other atrocities occurred on a regular basis in Vietnam, but none made the news.

This is unpleasant at best, but worth knowing what's behind the drapes. What war does. We're just barely beginning to understand.

Since I share my life with a 3 tour Viet Nam Vet, I understand some of it. Especially the nightmares where he is still fighting the war.