"Chad Irby" wrote in message
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But that's for short-term situations. Can you remember everyone you
went to school with in high school? Can you even remember all of your
*teachers*?

Now, put yourself in the place of some old guy who was the rankingh
officer at some NG base 30 years back, and consider how hard it would be
to remember with any certainty if some young guy went through your unit
for a few days over a couple of months.


But they weren't seeking one specific person to remember everyone in the
unit, they were seeking anyone from the unit to remember one specific
person.



Political, monetary, or notoriety. For example.


Political gain? How so? Monetary gain? The witness doesn't receive the
reward, it's donated in his name to the USO. Notoriety? Why would anyone
wish to be known in an unfavorable light?