I am not condoning any actions, but I am a history teacher, and I do somewhat agree with both sides on this issue. He did do some questionable things, but what I would pose to my students is, was North a fall guy/ scapegoat for his superiors? Should Reagan have been forced to testify? He did shred and falsify documents and accepted illegally a security system for his house, the basis of the three charges on which he was convicted.
I don't like to mix politics with pleasure, but it was veteran's weekend, and he was in fact a very decorated Marine that does deserve to be commended for his service, The line of people waiting to meet/ get an autograph from him was in fact making comments "not to bad for someone who was basically kicked out of the military" and similar resentments.
I stood and watched, took a photo or two, and that's it!