By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years

Delta Air Lines has issued a public apology after a media report said that one of its flight crews recently humiliated a Marine double amputee who was flying home from a hunting trip for wounded warriors.
Delta Airlines issued a public apology after a report that a flight crew humiliated a Marine double amputee flying home sparked public outrage.
"I touched Brown on his shoulder and asked if he was OK. Tears ran down his face, but he did not cry out loud," Col. Knighton wrote.