The Don Englebreston Collection
Newspaper Article: 'Wilmington Man Rejects CNN Settlement' (Operation Tailwind Controversy)
This 1998 newspaper clipping documents the aftermath of CNN's retracted 'Operation Tailwind' report, which had falsely alleged U.S. Special Forces used sarin nerve gas during a 1970 covert mission in Laos. Lt. Col. Gene McCarley, who commanded the MACV-SOG mission, rejected CNN's settlement offer and pursued legal action to clear the names of the men who served under him. Project: 218854