He said he asked the police captain as officers were taking Livsey away, did they know who they had in custody. "We know exactly who he is; we know he had a highway named after him," the captain responded to Bedgood, he said Tuesday...At that point, Bedgood said, Gen. Livsey stepped between Irvin and the woman and “grabbed Ryan by the arm, saying ‘Talk to me, talk to me.’”...Bedgood said that Irvin told the captain that the general had never touched his neck, only his arm.
I served under General Livsey as a lieutenant in 8th ID. He is a good man and a genuine hero. He was awarded a silver star. He is/was a war fighter and would have lead us to victory in the Fulda Gap.
The police should have walked away when they learned the bill was resolved. It was clearly a misunderstanding. No harm no foul. Now they look like pansies roughing up an 80 year old national hero.
What kind of nation have we become when real men who fight and bled for our nation are arrested for crap like this.
The army and our nation have gone to hell. God have mercy on us.