[Barrett]

I'm a professional aviation historian, and am convinced that Amelia Earhart screwed up and ran herself out of fuel, but until there's convincing evidence to the contrary, we'll never know. Likewise, the Bishop subject is a lot like Who Killed MvR? Far as I'm concerned, Norman Franks nails down an EXTREMELY convincing argument for Popkin--one that would, it has been said, have gotten him convicted in a court trial. Similarly, the late Phil Markham's assessment in Over the Front (Fall 95) is excruciatingly detailed and leaves more than reasonable doubt about Bishop's VC action. However, I know from personal experience that governments, let alone military services, don't stand up, wave their hands and proclaim "We goofed; we needed heroes; we ignored our own rules." Just won't happen, so The Bishop Thing stands as written in 1917.