He Spared The Corporal's Life

From Michael Ledeen

Consider the story of Henry Tandey, a British infantryman in the Duke of Wellington Regiment in the First World War. On September 28, 1918, Tandey participated in an attack against enemy trenches near the small French town of Marcoing. The British carried the day, and as they advanced, Tandey Cautiously peered into a trench. He saw an enemy soldier, a corporal, lying bleeding on the ground. It would have been easy for Tandey to finish off his enemy, as he had killed many that day; Tandey had played an heroic role in the battle and later was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest wartime decoration, for his great courage. But he felt it was wrong to shoot an injured man, and he spared the corporal's life.

Yep, you guessed it. Did he do the right thing?

Comments

[Guy]

My old boss used to say,"No good deed goes unpunished". A perfect example...

[Maven]

and we know we cannot judge someones decision using information they would have had no way of knowing or guessing at the time they made it. Based upon the information available to Henry Tandey at the time, he made the best decision.