Brian Williams (Photo : Reuters)
Brian Williams, popular news anchor for NBC, apologized about a news story that he told several times. It has been revealed that his helicopter was not fired upon in Iraq, in the incident.
According to Williams, in 2003 his helicopter was forced to land while flying in Iraq. However, various veterans of the war have challenged his claim, according to the BBC. They recently posted comments on Williams' Facebook page, about the events that he had recounted.
In his public apology, Williams explained that an rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) did not hit his helicopter. He revealed that, "I was instead in a following aircraft." Williams' helicopter was trailing the helicopter that was fired upon, by approximately an hour.
According to Williams, the objective of his original story was to show gratitude to one particular veteran of the United States military. However, he also admitted that he had blundered.
Tim Terpak was the trooper who Williams was referring to. Terpak was an Army officer who had been assigned to guard the crew of NBC.
The last time Mr. Williams reiterated the story was last Friday. He did it while honoring Terpak, who had helped to safeguard the helicopter and crew that had been grounded during the ordeal.
Following Williams' story last Friday, the "Stars & Stripes newspaper claimed that it was inaccurate. A flight engineer that rode with Williams' crew argued that Williams' story was like an experience that someone, "didn't deserve to participate in."
Williams has argued that he had no reason to exaggerate about his experience in the helicopter. He also believes that the passage of time and the trauma of inspecting the damaged helicopter, caused him to remember the story incorrectly, according to Yahoo.
