I think there is also a similar story told in Chickenhawk, which is Robert Mason's retelling of his Vietnam war experiences. It may be that he presented it as a

I think there is also a similar story told in Chickenhawk, which is Robert Mason's retelling of his Vietnam war experiences. It may be that he presented it as a rumour too though. Off-topic: I enjoyed Chickenhawk much more than I would have expected from the synopsis. This random person on the web here (me) highly recommends it!