The NBC News anchor Brian Williams apologized Wednesday for mistakenly claiming he had been on a helicopter that was shot down by ground fire in Iraq in 2003.
Last week, NBC Nightly News filmed Mr. Williams taking a soldier to a New York Rangers game. The public address announcer at the game explained to the crowd that “U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major Tim Terpak was responsible for the safety of Brian Williams and his NBC News team after their Chinook helicopter was hit and crippled by enemy fire” during the invasion of Iraq.
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A version of this article appears in print on February 5, 2015, on page B10 of the New York edition with the headline: NBC Anchor Apologizes for Saying He Was Shot Down Over Iraq. Order Reprints| Today’s Paper|Subscribe
