Got that right. I never saw such hypocratical dribble and fawning of what a great hero he was on the thread when he died, from the same people that critisized him as being an idiot. He served nobally at one time for this country, then spit on his heroics, threw away his metals (gee who does that sound like? Oh yeah that great war hero John Kerry) and took up the liberal cause by always trashing the military and Bush's successful war on terror. I never understood how past heriocs in noble service to this country becomes a lifetime passport for being a pathetic @sshole! Sorry Hack, but good riddence!
Don't even mention Hackworth and Kerry in the same paragraph ... let alone make a comparison. Kerry is a self aggrandizing POS ... Hack, in contrast, is real bonafide American military hero. You might not always agree with his position on issues but to denigrate Hack serves no purpose ... he stands tall among men.
Hackworth had a trouble with identifying the 'enemy'. He rightly tagged some senior military officials as 'perfumed princes', but then turns right around and supports....Gen. Wesley Clark for President. I mean, c'mon Hack, Clark's picture is in the dictionary right next to the definition of 'perfumed prince'! Hack talked a good game but in the end he didn't put his money where his mouth was.
OTOH, Hack did care for the welfare of the troops, and he rightly deserves credit for that.