[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.

[ScreamingFist]

It's a lot harder to fool those who were there.

Granted, but today shouldn't be the day, M.B.26

[Little Bill]

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.

[Americanexpat]

Hack remind me of Col. Herbert, both of the were egotistic and arrogant grandstander's.

He fought for his right to say what he wanted and earned it.

I fought for the same right and I thought he was full of crap.