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So instead, they went after him for failing to properly execute the zigzag maneuver. He was doing a zigzag maneuver before that, but he wasn't at the time of the attack. That's what they're hinging this on. Okay. And like I said before, it was precautionary what he was doing before. Yeah. It wasn't even ordered. It wasn't necessary.

So instead, they went after him for failing to properly execute the zigzag maneuver. He was doing a zigzag maneuver before that, but he wasn't at the time of the attack. That's what they're hinging this on. Okay. And like I said before, it was precautionary what he was doing before. Yeah. It wasn't even ordered. It wasn't necessary.

In support of the charge, the government subpoenaed Commander Mochisura Hashimoto. The guy who ordered the torpedoes into the boats. The captain of the submarine that fired on the Indianapolis. We're going to... We're going to trust that guy? Oh, get ready.

In support of the charge, the government subpoenaed Commander Mochisura Hashimoto. The guy who ordered the torpedoes into the boats. The captain of the submarine that fired on the Indianapolis. We're going to... We're going to trust that guy? Oh, get ready.

In his testimony, Hashimoto acknowledged that McVeigh hadn't engaged the zigzag maneuver, but then said zigzagging would have made no change in the way he fired the torpedoes and that he would have sunk the defenseless ship either way. Uh-huh. He's going to come back later. Now, given the heavy censorship and the media blackout, the military was able to effectively control the narrative.

In his testimony, Hashimoto acknowledged that McVeigh hadn't engaged the zigzag maneuver, but then said zigzagging would have made no change in the way he fired the torpedoes and that he would have sunk the defenseless ship either way. Uh-huh. He's going to come back later. Now, given the heavy censorship and the media blackout, the military was able to effectively control the narrative.

They pinned the institutional failures on McVeigh.

They pinned the institutional failures on McVeigh.

Good. His crew comes out for him. In November 1958, McVeigh was found guilty of negligence. Shocking evidence. everyone familiar with the situation. They just scapegoated him completely. Reporter Paul McGee wrote, the verdict came as complete surprise. The evidence in the case was believed by most to have indicated that instead of McVeigh's being negligent, his ship was an efficiently run vessel.

Good. His crew comes out for him. In November 1958, McVeigh was found guilty of negligence. Shocking evidence. everyone familiar with the situation. They just scapegoated him completely. Reporter Paul McGee wrote, the verdict came as complete surprise. The evidence in the case was believed by most to have indicated that instead of McVeigh's being negligent, his ship was an efficiently run vessel.

And it was. The decision to court-martial Charles McVeigh pissed off the survivors of the Indianapolis case. I bet. Who all believed, generally all believed him to be a very strong leader and had no fault whatsoever for what happened. Twibble recalled, once the captain was court-martialed, my first thought was, how can we get these guys for doing this? Good.

And it was. The decision to court-martial Charles McVeigh pissed off the survivors of the Indianapolis case. I bet. Who all believed, generally all believed him to be a very strong leader and had no fault whatsoever for what happened. Twibble recalled, once the captain was court-martialed, my first thought was, how can we get these guys for doing this? Good.

And name all, all the men started writing letters to Congress and speaking out publicly on McVeigh's behalf, eventually finding an ally in New Hampshire Senator Robert Smith, who called the court-martial morally unsustainable. Unfortunately, Smith's attempts to overturn the verdict were unsuccessful and the decision stood. It literally forever marred McVeigh's military record.

And name all, all the men started writing letters to Congress and speaking out publicly on McVeigh's behalf, eventually finding an ally in New Hampshire Senator Robert Smith, who called the court-martial morally unsustainable. Unfortunately, Smith's attempts to overturn the verdict were unsuccessful and the decision stood. It literally forever marred McVeigh's military record.

And in the wake of the decision, McVeigh began receiving an endless stream of angry letters from the public and civilians who blamed him for the tragedy now. And author Doug Stanton wrote, he read every letter he received and took them all personally. Oh, eventually. And this is very this is very tragic. Eventually, the burden and shame unfairly thrust upon him.

And in the wake of the decision, McVeigh began receiving an endless stream of angry letters from the public and civilians who blamed him for the tragedy now. And author Doug Stanton wrote, he read every letter he received and took them all personally. Oh, eventually. And this is very this is very tragic. Eventually, the burden and shame unfairly thrust upon him.

Charles McVeigh became too much to bear. I can't imagine. On November 6, 1968, Captain Charles McVeigh shot himself at his home in Connecticut.

Charles McVeigh became too much to bear. I can't imagine. On November 6, 1968, Captain Charles McVeigh shot himself at his home in Connecticut.

He had lost his wife to cancer several years earlier. And those who knew him best believed after she passed, he had nothing left to go on for. Oh, God, that's awful. Now, there is more after this. That is an awful, awful tragedy. But something does come out of it.

He had lost his wife to cancer several years earlier. And those who knew him best believed after she passed, he had nothing left to go on for. Oh, God, that's awful. Now, there is more after this. That is an awful, awful tragedy. But something does come out of it.