[Hon]

Yes, I have the book. Hubbard's background is described on pages 50-51.

Bear in mind that both that book, Winter Soldiers, and most books on the subject tend to give them every benefit of the doubt. The claim that Hubbard elevated himself from Sargent to Captan to get respect from the media was the spin the VVAW thought was best.

But Hubbard didn't just lie about his rank. He has claimed to have been in Vietnam, to have been in combat there, to have been wounded there, to have seen atrocities there.

But as I noted above, the DoD has NO record of Hubbard ever having been to Vietnam.

[ntnychik]

The author of Home to War certainly is an enthusiast for these "soldiers'" cause. What I find fascinating is that he's so proud of their "movement" that he includes many details that may prove embarrassing now.

The descriptions of Kerry are obvious puffery (the bronze star should have been a Navy Cross, but...). Then, check the footnote, and the material is directly attributed to the authors' interviews with Kerry. Kerry represented himself differently then than now.