I will never forget Colonel Day’s appearance in those devastating TV ads that sunk John Kerry in 2004.
RIP, Sir.
Bud was a fighter, never gave in, never gave up, even as a POW.
He was one of the featured people in a privately made “Unauthorized Autobiography of Jane Fonda”, made in 1988 and shown on the Arts & Entertainment channel and at least one local channel in DC. (Other participants were POW Mike Benge, AID official Dolf Droge, and myself).
Damned he looked good when he spoke, and he spoke well and to the point.
Later he helped the Swiftboat Veterans for the Truth About John Kerry (and endorsed the book, “Unfit for Command”), and then supported the unfortunately short-lived Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation.
He was kind enough to sign some Topps cards of himself for my daughter, son (OIF), and my granddaughter.
He was “old school”, “Greatest Generation”, and an “Officer and a Gentleman”. If there is any military man who should be a role model for today’s youth, (besides their fathers, brothers, uncles, etc), it should be Budd.
An All-American, all the time. RIP, Budd. Fly High!