Napalm Coda

After Gabe asked his excellent question about the officer-turned-minister who claimed responsibility for the napalm attack (Campbell, ch. 8), I sought information about motivations.  The question remains murky, but this 1997 story provides some detail:

Military historians say it's probably impossible to know for sure how big a role Plummer played in the attack.

"I got the feeling he was putting a lot of guilt on his shoulders when he may have just been a cog in a wheel," said Dale Andrade, an Army historian with the Center for Army and Military History. So far, Kim Phuc has tried to remain outside the debate, saying only that she supports Plummer in his message of reconciliation. "Whether or not he played a major role or a minor role, the point is I forgive him," said Kim Phuc, 34, who now lives in Toronto.