Armed Forces: The Hero & the Hush-Up

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Obviously, the slaying of a Cuban national on Cuban soil was embarrassing to the U.S.; yet the inevitable revelation of the cumbersome cover-up was even more embarrassing. Last week Jackson, after first accepting, declined his invitation to the White House as a Medal of Honor winner, locked the doors to his San Jose home and disconnected his telephone. As for Szili, he was having some second thoughts. Said he at week's end: "Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut."

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