[Notwithstanding]

I would guess that if he were honest, he would have admitted that half of his medals were pure bullshit and were deserved far less than the lesser medals his troops had earned. And yet my understanding is that he did not refuse to accept any awards.

Do I have that right?

[Captain Peter Blood]

With that rationale then almost any officer who won medals does not deserve them like Gen. Chesty Puller, et. al..
Like him or not, and I am one who has at times liked him and then did not, he put it all out there where it counted on the battle field and no one can take away or question his Patriotism or Bravery against the enemy.

[Coldwater Creek]

And he sure went to a lot of trouble to investigate Mike Boorda's right to wear certain medals. After all that Boorda had accomplished I don't imagine that he was wearing a medal that he did not earn deliberately, besides with all of that fruit salad on his chest, one would have had to have been looking to destroy him. Wonder what Hackworth's reason was?????????

[NCLaw441]

You said: I would guess that if he were honest, he would have admitted that half of his medals were pure bullshit and were deserved far less than the lesser medals his troops had earned. And yet my understanding is that he did not refuse to accept any awards.

On this day on which we honor our fallen soldiers and sailors, I will not seek to dishonor a recently departed soldier. I do not know the truth of the assertion you make, but given this hallowed day, would it not be better that we all hold our tongues on this sort of commentary? The newspapers do enough of that to our troops, and the causes they fight.

Thank God for those who protect and defend our liberty.

[NetLiberty]

I would guess that if he were honest, he would have admitted that half of his medals were pure bullshit and were deserved far less than the lesser medals his troops had earned.

Notwithstanding: What an utterly offensive and dishonorable comment you have made, especially on Memorial Day. I usually don't post to threads but I find this comment of yours especially disgusting.

Just because you disagreed with the man doesn't give you the right to trash him this way--especailly on the day we honor our war dead. Shame on you!

[Boston Blackie]

I would guess that if he were honest, he would have admitted that half of his medals were pure bullshit and were deserved far less than the lesser medals his troops had earned. And yet my understanding is that he did not refuse to accept any awards. Do I have that right?

You made the allegations and its up to you to prove that you have it right. I hope we always have men like David Hackworth to answer the call of duty.

[OldCorps]

Notwithstanding,

If you ever served in uniform, you probably would have learned at some point that it is considered very bad form to criticize people on the day they died, or at their funeral.

If you've never served in uniform, your remarks are nothing less than ignorance spouted from an attention starved fool.

[O6ret]

I would guess that if he were honest, he would have admitted that half of his medals were pure bullshit and were deserved far less than the lesser medals his troops had earned. And yet my understanding is that he did not refuse to accept any awards.

You would "guess" that "if he were honest"....meaning that he is not?

You would "guess" that "half his medals" were "bullshit", meaning that he didn't deserve them?

Well, please enlighten me: which ones exactly didn't he deserve? Just what information is your "understanding" based upon? What, precisely, do you know of the man or his accomplishments or his service to our country?

You ought to be ashamed to besmirch the memory (if not the integrity and honesty) of such a man, especially on this day of all days, Memorial Day.

Using your logic I would guess that you are a small, spitefull excuse for a human being.