Statement from Chris Hayes

[freshwest]

6. I think he was honestly contrite and clarified his position well. It's a very sensitive subject.

I have had several family members who were in the service and made light of it, although the last one living is dying from it. His wife is now pro-war, not because he is, since he isn't. He did what he had to do, he said, and left as soon as he could.

For her and other families, watching their spouses fight a losing battle to what happened, they seek a reason for not only their loved one's suffering, but their own feeling of loss. So they get very angry at anyone who says it was a mistake.

To face the horror is too much for his wife. He's already accepted it and is doing the best he can to deal with her attitude, as he is no condition to fight with her on this... Or anything else. I will miss him when he's gone for his wit, integrity and loyalty and his dedication to helping others.