“why?” he had asked him. “This guy came up to me in San Diego and said he’d like to know all about the Corregidor and he’d pay.” “But don’t you understand about treason? About betraying your country?” “Hell, all he wanted was a few facts and figures. So what? What’s the difference? We can blast the hell outta the goddamn Commies anytime we like. The Corregidor’s the greatest carrier afloat! It was a caper and I wanted to see if I could do it and they paid on the dot….”