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Wilmington Morning Star Article, 'Wilmington Man Rejects CNN Settlement,' Operation Tailwind/McCarley, 1998

Wilmington Morning Star Article, 'Wilmington Man Rejects CNN Settlement,' Operation Tailwind/McCarley, 1998

This 1998 newspaper article documents the aftermath of CNN's retracted 'Operation Tailwind' report, which had alleged that Special Forces troops used nerve gas during the 1970 mission in Laos. Retired Lt. Col. Eugene McCarley, who commanded the operation, rejected the network's settlement offer and apology as insincere, pursuing further legal action on behalf of the men who served with him. Project: 219515