Say What?

When Joseph Heller died in 1999, there were naturally many newspaper articles touting his genius (especially in regard to Catch-22) and mourning his passing.  One in particular caught some people by surprise as the author loved this iconic book even though he was a graduate of the Naval Academy, a veteran of the Vietnam War, and a former Secretary of the Navy.  For some reason, the author of the journal article I read was shocked that a vet would appreciate the dark humor and satire of Heller - apparently no vets are supposed to have a sense of humor.  Just so you know.