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To: aposiopetic
Wow.

Yes Hilsman was the real thing. USMA grad, commando in the Big War, super spook, Assistant Sec. of State for East Asia. Whatever can be said for the Kennedy people a lot of them had earned their stones in combat and were a piece of their time. Kennedy's Inaugural Address contains a valedictory on the generation who went from the Depression to the Big War to the Cold War without a break. Hard to remember what it was like back then when the combination of communists and H-Bombs meant things were really being played for keeps.

6 posted on 03/27/2014 7:03:11 PM PDT by robowombat
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To: robowombat

well said ….post of the day imho …… stay safe !


7 posted on 03/27/2014 7:07:43 PM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: robowombat

“back then when the combination of communists and H-Bombs meant things were really being played for keeps.”

Back then, Communists were PROSECUTED, not ELECTED! ;)


8 posted on 03/27/2014 7:18:20 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: robowombat

I know an 89 yr old lady who really really knew him during his USMA years. Will come back to this PING with the untold facts on Roger.


9 posted on 03/27/2014 7:33:03 PM PDT by Broker (PO2 Mayo thank you)
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