On February 2nd, 1980 the first details of what would be recognized as one of the greatest scandals of the era were released. According to the FBI, eight sitting members of the United States congress had been implicated in an investigation of political corruption.
In a time when the war news was almost universally disastrous for the US, the "Devil Boats" of John D Bulkeley's PT Squadron Three offered an important boost to American Morale.