Someone wrote a comment saying that Hammond would never have participated in a massacre in Vietnam, even if ordered to, while I am of the opinion that we all make mistakes, and Hammond has said himself that he always "follows his orders". Her Hammond was born a saint, while my Hammond did some pretty horrible things in his lifetime, but learned from each and everything he did.

I believe that was me. My point was more one of canon than that Hammond was 'born a saint', and that within the context of a comedic adventure show, and in that the team are presented as the good guys, I didn't see Hammond participating in such an event. Flawed, as they all are, yes, but not capable of criminally dishonerable actions. I was new to LJ at the time and didn't realize that it is not uncommon to take the show outside it's PG-13 nature in fanfic.