<p>Does anyone know whether killing the civilians was allowed within the ROE. I have no knowledge of spec ops, however from my experience the ROE may or may not have allowed specifically what interdiction was allowed in this case. I have no problems on a philisophical level that the killing of civilians has been historically a necessity in certain cases. (Hiroshima saved millions of American lives) The Lt. may have been following orders that were within the ROE as far as contact with the civilian population.
MOH vetting is one of the most highly scrutinized areas. If there were any doubts of the recipient following orders, or any other glitches I don’t think he would have been awarded it.
One thing is certain.
No one here will ever know for sure about anything that has been included in suppositon in the previous few posts.</p>