Brian Williams' Mistake

Brian Williams' mistake of how a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) brought down the helicopter he was in opened up a wider audience to him. Williams has been sharing the incident since 2003. The NBC News anchor fessed up Wednesday that a few facts escaped his memory. The helicopter he had been reporting from was not brought down by a rocket propelled grenade.

Williams fell into debate from viewers, social media and households about the tale he has told for a dozen years. Williams' excused his mistake by not remembering a war time memory. His memory recalled "a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago."

Brian Williams' mistake shines a light on possible memory failure in other reporting. The controversy continues around Williams and Iraq, 2003, even after he sent apologies out from his broadcast chair.

Some viewers, critics and news enthusiasts have doubts about Williams' memory. People have expressed their opinions and poked fun on social media. Williams has been stirred into late night comedy.

Williams appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman," to share the story in 2013. Williams recounts being hit. "Two of the four helicopters were hit" with ground fire. The helicopter Williams arrived in was hit with a "rocket propelled grenade and AK-47."

The courage Williams showed had Letterman saying, "I have to treat you now with a renewed respect." An ex-soldier offered a different account of the incident. He found something wrong with the facts and told it to The Post. He pointed out that Williams statements were false. 

"He wasn't shot at," the ex-soldier, Chris Simeone. Simeone was the pilot of the CH-47 helicpter Williams was on. The crew that transported Williams and his team deny that there was incoming fire, according to news reports.

Brian Williams mistake broke a fabric of trust? Should he be given the boot like critics suggest? Williams decided to "temporarily" move away from the "NBC Nightly News." There are rumors of Tom Brokaw wanting Williams fired.