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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: SuziQ

I may be mistaken, but:

wasn't Col. Hackworth one of the most, if not the most, decorated soldier in Vietname; and

the journalist who noticed that Boorda was wearing an incorrect decoration????????


61 posted on 05/05/2005 11:11:13 AM PDT by disraeligears
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To: evolutionary

Great POINT!!


62 posted on 05/05/2005 11:11:31 AM PDT by alisasny (We get 4 more years, you get OBAMA...: ))
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To: RebelBanker

Thank you. That is so sad. He loved our country and our military. His ways were different than mine, but I respected him. Prayers go out to his family.


63 posted on 05/05/2005 11:11:34 AM PDT by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: disraeligears

Vietname = Vietnam


64 posted on 05/05/2005 11:11:52 AM PDT by disraeligears
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To: AgentEcho

Prayers for his family. He was a good solider.


65 posted on 05/05/2005 11:11:56 AM PDT by Fury
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To: pbrown

He started out at CNN during Desert Storm, moved to MSNBC when they went on the air, and bounced back and forth between MSNBC and FOX News until he started being critical about Bush's military policy, FOX News later dumped him.


66 posted on 05/05/2005 11:13:01 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Don't hate me because I'm a player)
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To: JRochelle
And I know of no one who those quacks in Mexico have cured. But I know of several people those bas***ds have killed with their snake oil treatments.

Exactly. Quacks in Mexico who offer false hope (for a price) for people who are beyond treatment

67 posted on 05/05/2005 11:13:08 AM PDT by kabar
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To: AgentEcho
Wow. RIP Hack. Semper Fi.
68 posted on 05/05/2005 11:13:15 AM PDT by Benrand
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To: AgentEcho

I totally disagreed with his politics but he served his country honorably and should be remembered for that! RIP Col. Hackworth and my prayers go out to your family.


69 posted on 05/05/2005 11:13:20 AM PDT by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: RebelBanker

Prayers for his family & friends.


70 posted on 05/05/2005 11:13:38 AM PDT by JFC ( President Bush, You are being prayed for along with our country daily, by millions of us.)
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To: AgentEcho
maybe he can finally ask Adm Burda how he feels about him, RIP and don't tarry to long in Fiddler's Green.
71 posted on 05/05/2005 11:13:43 AM PDT by dts32041 (Two words that shouldn't be used in the same sentence Grizzly bear and violate.)
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To: Reagan79

"cared about his men"

That must have been before he became a commentator on TV.


72 posted on 05/05/2005 11:13:45 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: disraeligears

Sad to hear of his passing when I didnt even know he was so ill.

I believe Hack also enlisted in Korea and perhaps snuck into WW2, His bio is pretty extensive.

A true warrior and a great patriot. We don't like to hear our military bashed but I am sure he saved many soldiers lives with his firebrand ways....

THANKYOU HACK REST IN PEACE GOOD MAN!!


73 posted on 05/05/2005 11:13:48 AM PDT by alisasny (We get 4 more years, you get OBAMA...: ))
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To: AgentEcho

RIP Hack....


74 posted on 05/05/2005 11:14:02 AM PDT by PISANO (We will not tire......We will not falter.......We will NOT FAIL!!! .........GW Bush [Oct 2001])
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To: johnb838

You're far more kind than I would be if I were to post my thoughts.


75 posted on 05/05/2005 11:15:11 AM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: johnb838

You are kinder than I would be, but I'll not think badly of him now that he can't hurt our troops anymore.


76 posted on 05/05/2005 11:15:55 AM PDT by OldFriend (MAJOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH.....INSPIRATIONAL)
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To: Obadiah

I realize that when a Dr. tells you that there is no hope for a terminal illness, you don't want to give up hope.
That is a human reaction. And those quacks in Mexico prey on those dying people. They give them hope when there is none. And take their money.


77 posted on 05/05/2005 11:15:56 AM PDT by JRochelle
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To: AgentEcho

78 posted on 05/05/2005 11:15:59 AM PDT by Freebird Forever
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To: johnb838
Do you know your post was the only one posted on DU. check it out HERE . DUmmies have nothing better to do!
79 posted on 05/05/2005 11:16:28 AM PDT by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: Semper Paratus
While I often did not agree with Hack, I praise his service during and after his Army career. He always stood strong for the boots. And his country.

I was disappointed when conservative media censured him early in the recent Iraq war. His opinions may have been contrary, but his views, over all, were valuable if for no other reason than providing a different perspective.

Stand down, Hack. You are with your troops now.

80 posted on 05/05/2005 11:16:40 AM PDT by llevrok (A conservative American first. Not a republican.)
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