I would like to say, for all of us out there that like to keep an open mind, KiltedMarine is my hero today.

CajunScot, and everyone else, what part of, "Cannot prove or disprove" do you not get?

While I will agree it to be unlikely to have occurred before the first service in the US, you cannot disprove it either. Just admit to it.

To take logic one step further, there is no knowable truth. The truth is intangible by its very nature, as its interpretation is skewed by the observers morals, beliefs, understanding, knowledge, and physical ability. You name one historical "fact" and there are probably hundreds of versions of information about the same fact, and all of them will be slightly different.

Oh, and My reference for the above statement about logic is as follows:

Siegel, A.J. (2010). The Weakness of Act Utilitarianism.

Should I post all my responses on here in APA or MLA? What do you non-science types with degrees in history use?