Fragments

NCIS is a great show all around and they've done some incredibly moving episodes but this episode may be the most poignant. A toss up with the one with Charles Durning guest starred as a Medal of Honor recipient. A very similar storyline as well.

Vietnam was "my war." It changed our country for years, so much that it still serves as a touchstone for my children and their children as they face today's Desert Storm, Afghanistan, and the wars to come. This episode reminded us all of the huge price war exacts. May we learn to love those who fought and fight, but to hate those who make us fight. It is indeed staring into a glassy lake.

"Have you ever seen the rain..." a perfect play-out of a well-crafted and respectful case which looks back to the Vietnam War of 1969-70. Magee gets to understand his father better (and, frankly, much more deeply than when The Admiral was still alive.

The condemned man has been imprisoned for 48 years and the episode is set in 2018.

A good set of teamwork as Casey becomes a permanent employee.

"Have You Ever Seen The Rain?" was originally by Credence Clearwater Revival, but this version was sung by Jonathan Clark. This episode got to me the same way the ep with Charles Durning got me. My father is a vet of both Vietnam and Korea, but he never saw combat. And despite not seeing combat, he refuses to talk about what he heard from other soldiers. It was that bad. I can't even begin to imagine. As a Gen Xer, I want all the Vietnam vets who are still with us to know how much you are loved and supported.

Charles Robinnson should get a supporting actor nod for this one