[Semper Paratus]

He served his country honorably regardless his politics.

[Republicus2001]

He served his country honorably.

[verity]

Very true.

[DTogo]

I agree: strange politics but an honorable soldier.

[quadrant]

He was one fine soldier. I never met him and read only one of his books, but I admired him as a man who spoke the truth.

[llevrok]

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.

[MindBender26]

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.

[Teplukin]

He said about the Iraq war "the folks in power are too prone to look at our troops as toy soldiers".

Honesty, it is hard to believe anyone with a military background could say such a thing. I don't think statement was at ALL respectful of President Bush.