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Showing posts with label Col. David Hackworth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Col. David Hackworth. Show all posts
Saturday, January 09, 2021
Patriot and Hero?
Hackworth praised him.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Set the Standard
251 is up. With @LeifBabin and @echocharles https://t.co/kXoQtU3LZx
— Jocko Willink (@jockowillink) October 17, 2020
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Hack
Jocko Podcast 249 is up. Lessons learned from the new version of About Face by Colonel David Hackworth with a forward written by me. A true honor.
— Jocko Willink (@jockowillink) September 30, 2020
Thanks, Hack.
You can order your first edish of the book here: https://t.co/6LG8tI8Fzz pic.twitter.com/Bow6JoCBW6
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Vietnam Primer
It seems that the revised edition of Vietnam Primer by Col. David Hackworth continues to be unavailable. I did find the text of the original on-line, but it is without illustrations...
Saturday, October 02, 2010
Col. Hackworth and the MOH
In the past, attempts to downplay his claim of being America's most decorated soldier (which I will concede may seem to be just shameless self-advertising than a reflection of his military record, until you study his record) -- see this slate article and free republic post.
But we are reminded that his name was submitted for the Medal of Honor 3 times, and given the controversy surrounding the end of his career in the US Army, will he ever be awarded one? What's more important, receiving the award or doing what merits one?
How was primarily responsible for the trumpeting of that title, Col. Hackworth or his publicists? (Consider what he did with his medals upon leaving the army.) It seems to me to be a part of the marketing of Col. Hackworth as a soldier and expert in military affairs, an attempt to establish his credibility with the American public. One may disagree with his various opinions about the Pentagon, American wars, the state of the US Army, domestic security, terrorist threats, and so on, but can he deny that Hackworth was a good soldier leader of men? As far as I'm concerned, those in the MSM who have not served have no standing to judge him on this score. As for his critics who are or have been in the US military -- how much of their criticism was due to his personality and the way he said things, rather than the substance of what he said? (I'm not including those who were critical because he was a threat to their interests.)
A blog post on Col. Hackworth by Clyde McDonnell.
An online petition.
But we are reminded that his name was submitted for the Medal of Honor 3 times, and given the controversy surrounding the end of his career in the US Army, will he ever be awarded one? What's more important, receiving the award or doing what merits one?
How was primarily responsible for the trumpeting of that title, Col. Hackworth or his publicists? (Consider what he did with his medals upon leaving the army.) It seems to me to be a part of the marketing of Col. Hackworth as a soldier and expert in military affairs, an attempt to establish his credibility with the American public. One may disagree with his various opinions about the Pentagon, American wars, the state of the US Army, domestic security, terrorist threats, and so on, but can he deny that Hackworth was a good soldier leader of men? As far as I'm concerned, those in the MSM who have not served have no standing to judge him on this score. As for his critics who are or have been in the US military -- how much of their criticism was due to his personality and the way he said things, rather than the substance of what he said? (I'm not including those who were critical because he was a threat to their interests.)
A blog post on Col. Hackworth by Clyde McDonnell.
An online petition.
This Time We Win by James S. Robbins
I heard part of an interview with the author last Sunday on 560 AM.
The claim that the US prevailed over the NVA in the Tet offensive is not new to me. Even if the American MSM had gotten the story correct and helped maintain public support for the war, would the outcome have been any different? Apparently the author believes this, and once again the example of Vietnam is being used to bludgeon the public into maintaining their resolve regarding American interventions overseas. If the book is more military history than neocon propaganda defending the GWOT and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, I might read through it.
Amazon
An interview with Col. David Hackworth from 1989; he discusses the interview in which he claimed the war could not be won and which lead to his resignation from the US Army:
About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior by Col. David Hackworth
More:
Encounter Books
Lemuria Books blog
Powerline
National Review Radio (mp3)
Blog Talk Radio
The claim that the US prevailed over the NVA in the Tet offensive is not new to me. Even if the American MSM had gotten the story correct and helped maintain public support for the war, would the outcome have been any different? Apparently the author believes this, and once again the example of Vietnam is being used to bludgeon the public into maintaining their resolve regarding American interventions overseas. If the book is more military history than neocon propaganda defending the GWOT and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, I might read through it.
Amazon
An interview with Col. David Hackworth from 1989; he discusses the interview in which he claimed the war could not be won and which lead to his resignation from the US Army:
About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior by Col. David Hackworth
More:
Encounter Books
Lemuria Books blog
Powerline
National Review Radio (mp3)
Blog Talk Radio
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Thursday, May 04, 2006
1 year anniversary of Col. David A Hackworth's death
He passed away on May 4th, 2005. Despite any moral failings he might have had, he was a great leader of men and a soldier's soldier who knew his art.
Pictures from his funeral ceremony at Arlington May 31, 2005. A couple of relevant articles can be found at Soldiers for the Truth.
I'll write more reflections when I get a chance.
Pictures from his funeral ceremony at Arlington May 31, 2005. A couple of relevant articles can be found at Soldiers for the Truth.
I'll write more reflections when I get a chance.
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