Brian Williams’ interview with Stars and Stripes

UPDATE From WCPO News

9 On Your Side talked Monday with Terpak, an Iraq veteran who had a fateful encounter with Williams during the invasion, to ask why he hasn't spoken up about the controversy. Terpak said he wanted to say something but he was concerned his every word would be dissected.

The Ripley County man said he hadn't spoken publicly all these years because he wasn't in the chopper that really was shot down in the desert that day and he wasn't in Williams' chopper, which landed an hour later. Williams' helicopter wasn't fired upon and arrived safely.

Terpak was in charge of the armored platoon sent to protect Williams' crew and others in the desert. Terpak's platoon didn't get there until three days after the choppers landed. So for Terpak, it was not his place to say what did or did not happen to Williams in Iraq.

Terpak, who earned three Bronze Stars, returned home Friday and said he never expected so much attention.

But Terpak is in the spotlight because Williams put him there.

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EXCLUSIVE REPORT
In his words: Brian Williams’ interview with Stars and Stripes 
Stars and Stripes
By Travis J. Tritten
Published: February 9, 2015

WASHINGTON — NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams on Sunday scuttled what would have been his first public appearance to explain his situation when he canceled a planned appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.

Williams has only ever answered questions about the Iraq incident — how he ended up telling a war story he now admits was false — during an interview with Stars and Stripes.

The embattled anchor published a Facebook apology to troops after claiming he was in a Chinook forced down by rocket-propelled grenade fire in 2003, addressed the issue on air Wednesday, and issued a brief statement over the weekend saying he will temporarily leave the news desk while NBC investigates.

Questions have also arisen around statements he made about reporting on Hurricane Katrina from New Orleans in 2005, and Israel’s war with the militant group Hezbollah in 2006.
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