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David Hackworth, Vietnam vet and military analyst, dies at 74
Newsday.com ^
| May 5, 2005
| MATT APUZZO
Posted on 05/05/2005 10:48:38 AM PDT by AgentEcho
Retired Army Col. David Hackworth, a decorated Vietnam veteran who spoke out against the war and later became a journalist and an advocate for military reform, died Wednesday in Mexico, where he was receiving treatment for bladder cancer, his wife said. He was 74.
"He died in my arms yesterday morning," his wife, Eilhys England, said Thursday.
Hackworth, a syndicated columnist for King Features, advocated a streamlined military and improved conditions for troops.
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To: AgentEcho
Where will he be buried? And good luck getting his body out of Mexico! There will have to be a LOT of palm greasing.
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:29:54 PM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(A kid in the front seat causes accidents, an accident in the rear seat causes kids!)
To: AgentEcho
R.I.P. Prayers for a brave and honorable American hero.
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:30:02 PM PDT
by
pgkdan
(Joannes Paulus Magnus, ora pro nobis!)
To: razorback-bert; Chapita; tet68; Squantos; archy
The night's a trifle chilly
and the stars are very bright,
a heavy dew is falling
but the tent is rigged a'right.
You may rest your bones till morning,
but, should you chance to wake,
give me a call about the time
that daylight starts to break
-Breaker Morant
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:30:12 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: AgentEcho
224
posted on
05/05/2005 1:33:32 PM PDT
by
kenth
To: AgentEcho
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:34:51 PM PDT
by
Treader
(Hillary's dark smile is reminiscent of Stalin's inhuman grin...)
To: windcliff
"Trying to find her fingerprints. Hack"
RIP
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:35:28 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: AgentEcho
Rest in Peace, Old Soldier!
Thanks for your service.
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:37:16 PM PDT
by
Palladin
(Proud to be a FReeper!)
To: johnb838
Another poster reminded me that it was Hackworth who reported that Adm Boorda was not entitled to wear some of the ribbons that he was wearing.
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:38:47 PM PDT
by
Eva
To: rface
an honorable man - in spite of the fact that he opposed
many of the causes that FreeRepublic stands for ........... military interventions.
He was against interventionist wars - he viewed Iraq as such a war - and you can't begrudge him for what he saw as bad policy.
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:43:51 PM PDT
by
Destro
(Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting johnathangaltfilms.com and jihadwatch.org)
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To: razorback-bert; BigSkyFreeper; Squantos; Travis McGee; Chapita; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; ...
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:47:41 PM PDT
by
risk
To: Semper Paratus
Yes he served his country, but as one who has looked at Hack for years, and know a number of men who served with him, trust me, Hack was a strange dude, out for Hack first, last and always.
I met him once at a restaurant in Saigon and again at network Hq in NY. Thought he was, at best, self-agrandizing.
I will not speak ill of the dead here, but I suggest anyone who desires an understanding of Hack read his first book. Mark the chapters about his bragging about repeatedly hitting enlisted men, his association with ComBloc agents in Germany, the infamous Tiger Force "Hi, Diddle, Diddle; Right Up The Middle" charge in RVN, and his running the whore houses in IV Corps.
Then ask a 20 year military combat arms vet for their take on those passages.
It's easy to fool CBS (Do the words "Selectric" "Times Roman" and "Dan Rather" come to mind?)
It's a lot harder to fool those who were there.
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:52:06 PM PDT
by
MindBender26
(Having my own CAR-15 meant never having to say I was sorry......)
To: 1Old Pro; kabar; JRochelle; Obadiah; keepingtrack; Doctor Stochastic; Reagan79
I would rather see Advanced American medicine used experimentally......
Most of the cancer treatment centers in Mexico have been set up by Americans. Many MDs from the US are directly involved with these treatment centers/clinics. Many of these are reputable facilities using treatment modalities that work, at least for some people. They operate in Mexico because the AMA/FDA in this country sees fit to blacklist treatments that work.
Cancer research is a $100 billion industry in this country. Follow the money. If cancer is cured, what happens to this industry? "My doctor gave me six months to live but when I couldn't pay the bill, he gave me six months more." Walter Matthau.
The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it. Moses Maimonides (1135 - 1204). If only conventional medicine in this country today would follow this advice.
See my earlier Post #216 on this thread for other related comments.
To: A.A. Cunningham
"Incorrect. Despite the Zumwalt, Clinton, Dalton, Boorda family spin to the contrary, Boorda was not and is still not entitled to wear the Combat V on either the Navy Achievement Medal or Navy Commendation Medal. So says the Board for Correction of Naval Records."
You are correct. Thanks for setting me straight on that part of the story.
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:55:12 PM PDT
by
Airborne1986
(Well, You can do what you want to us, but we're not going to sit here while you badmouth the U.S.A.)
To: MindBender26
It's a lot harder to fool those who were there.Granted, but today shouldn't be the day, M.B.26
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:56:21 PM PDT
by
ScreamingFist
(Peace through Ignorance)
To: MindBender26
I agree, the Hack had less faith in his soldiers than himself, a mistake most Union Generals Made. He was a brave man without a doubt, but he lived in another era.
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posted on
05/05/2005 1:57:47 PM PDT
by
Little Bill
(A 37%'r, a Red Spot on a Blue State)
To: US_MilitaryRules
He'll be buried in Arlington, full military honors.
To: sox_the_cat
Well deserved.
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posted on
05/05/2005 2:04:45 PM PDT
by
Little Bill
(A 37%'r, a Red Spot on a Blue State)
To: DTogo; All
RIP Colonel
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posted on
05/05/2005 2:08:25 PM PDT
by
Gucho
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