74? He fought in WWII. 84 is more like it.
He was in his mid teens if I remember correct.
He joined the Army after the war and served in Korea as a sergeant - which is where he received most of his decorations.
He later served as a field grade officer in Vietnam, where he was frustrated at being overruled by his superiors, so he went on TV in 1970 to badmouth his superiors and the media had a field day. He loved the attention and basked in every minute of it.
Apparently, although this is unconfirmed, he had affairs and wound up being sued for divorce. meanwhile, his military career had understandably come to a complete halt.
So he fled America for Australia and lived there for 15 years before returning to the US as a journalist.
Korea and Vietnam.
No, he was born Nov. 11 1930, Fittingly on Armistist/Veteran's day. However he joined the Merchant Marine at 14 and managed to enlist in the Army at 15. I don't think he actually fought in WW-II. He did serve in Korea, where he earned a battlefield commission as well as in Vietnam.
He declared that latter war "Unwinable" in 1971, about the same time as another officer was doing the same, although Hack never accused his people of war crimes.
74? He fought in WWII. 84 is more like it."""No, he lied about his age to get into the military during WWII. He entered at 15 or something like that. Also, I believe, was in the merchant marine at an illegally young age.