Reply #20: I'm a veteran.

[Dhalgren]

Army, 1972-75 and I don't think Tilman is a hero. I think (as far as I know) that he was a "stand-up" guy, who did what he thought he should do. And he was rich enough to follow his wishes. I don't know what motivated his enlistment, I do know that in so doing, he became a pawn, a tool, of the Bush crime gang. Was he duped? Probably. If he ever figured it out, he did not act on his enlightenment; if he never figured it out...well, he seems to have performed his duties well and for that his family can be proud.