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Posted: 6/14/2002 12:15:23 PM EDT
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[url]http://www.hackworth.com[/url] This will give you some of his backgroud
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Posted: 6/14/2002 12:19:11 PM EDT
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Every soldier in Vietnam is / was my hero, and always will be. Thanks for the link and I am buying that book.
Rainman, you always have read the book before me though! Thanks man! --satcong |
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Posted: 6/14/2002 12:24:55 PM EDT
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Sorry satcong, don't have a Hackworth book to send ya. [:(].
The guy always sounded intelligent to me, I just never knew where he came from. He certainly has the credentials. Go Hackworth [beer] |
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Posted: 6/14/2002 12:35:49 PM EDT
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Well this could be interesting considering it is my first post on this net... I respect the hell out of Hackworth's service to this country.. but since he left the service he has become a oxygen thief and I prefer to call him Hackworthless... If I saw him on the side of the road helpless...I would laugh and walk away... There is absolutely no reason that bastard should claim more awards than he was awarded..it is pathetic when he bashed Borda when he did the same thing himself...He offers no solutions....
Regards, Joe |
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Posted: 6/14/2002 12:39:20 PM EDT
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Stop with the brownnosing.
There is a reason why his Army career ended at Lt. Colonel... He produced some good ideas, but generally he is a asshole. He has become a media darling by being a contrarian who runs his mouth. He knows how to shock a audience, and you know how the news media loves this. Having said that, he did write a very good lessons learned paper about the Vietnam War. So when he isn't busy mouthing off, he is capable of some good ideas. |
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Posted: 6/14/2002 12:47:37 PM EDT
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Quoted: Stop with the brownnosing. There is a reason why his Army career ended at Lt. Colonel... He produced some good ideas, but generally he is a asshole. He has become a media darling by being a contrarian who runs his mouth. He knows how to shock a audience, and you know how the news media loves this. Having said that, he did write a very good lessons learned paper about the Vietnam War. So when he isn't busy mouthing off, he is capable of some good ideas. Well, look at the bright side, A-L. It could have been Colonel Klink running on and on about those worthless Allied POWs at Stalag 13. [:D] |
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Posted: 6/14/2002 12:48:02 PM EDT
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ArmdLbrl you have him centered in your sights. Heard him speak on Dallas talk radio and I don't know how far I trust him. He doesn't have a good fix on the Constitution.
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Posted: 6/14/2002 12:51:15 PM EDT
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I am halfway through "About Face". Required reading for all!
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Posted: 6/14/2002 12:55:33 PM EDT
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[url]http://www.hackworth.com/guerrilla.html[/url]
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Posted: 6/14/2002 1:18:03 PM EDT
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Here it is. [url]http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/2116/vietnamprimer.htm[/url]
Link to the Vietnam Primer he wrote along with S.L.A. Marshall. Note that back in 1967 Hackworth was already a Lt. Colonel, he rose rather quickly, but never progressed further after this. |
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Posted: 6/14/2002 1:40:16 PM EDT
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ArmedLiberal:
This is the first time I've ever heard his name. Thanks for the info. |
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Posted: 6/14/2002 2:00:25 PM EDT
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His books About Face and Hazardous Duty are both definitely worth reading (I didn't like his fiction work.) I was signed up for his Defending America newsletter for awhile, but found myself disliking or disagreeing with his recommendations for practical, constitutional, or philosophical reasons enough that I unsubscribed.
rgrjoe175, do you have a link or any more detail about this "There is absolutely no reason that bastard should claim more awards than he was awarded." I'm not sure what you're referring to. PS: I think he still hates the AR15/M16. |
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Posted: 6/15/2002 5:34:04 AM EDT
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...I'm digging into some memory banks right now, I'm not sure but I believe that Hackworth claimed a Ranger Tab without having been to the school or serving in a designated Ranger unit in combat...if I'm not mistaken he was involved with Ranger training at Benning in the 50's or early 60's...
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Posted: 6/18/2002 9:11:40 AM EDT
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Go to this website and click on the Hackworth info. www.airborne-ranger.com scroll down a ways to Hackworth on the left.
Joe |
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Posted: 6/18/2002 10:43:46 AM EDT
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He does not check his sources, and believes everything negative anyone has ever told him about the US and its military. As a reporter, he is a joke.
While he may have been an effective soldier at one time, he deserved the boot after his last tour in Vietnam. |
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Posted: 6/18/2002 11:00:19 AM EDT
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Hackworth is a man best taken Issue by issue, some things he say's are Gospel, and others are not worth a damn... Like everyone points out, He know's soldiering, but he doesn't know a damn thing about the constitution...
Ben |
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Posted: 6/18/2002 11:02:54 AM EDT
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Quoted: Well this could be interesting considering it is my first post on this net... I respect the hell out of Hackworth's service to this country.. but since he left the service he has become a oxygen thief and I prefer to call him Hackworthless... If I saw him on the side of the road helpless...I would laugh and walk away... There is absolutely no reason that bastard should claim more awards than he was awarded..it is pathetic when he bashed Borda when he did the same thing himself...He offers no solutions.... Regards, Joe Go to Hackworth's page and check the awards story for yourself. CNN even sent him an apology for screwing it up. Hey, see if you can still keep it all straight after receiving your TENTH SILVER STAR. [;)] |
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Posted: 6/18/2002 12:26:37 PM EDT
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Ole' Hack is an asshole.
If we'd listened to him we wouldn't have...the M1 Abrams, the AH-64 Apache, the A-10, and a host of other great weapon systems and platforms. Of course, after the Gulf War, he was running around saying how great they were, but in the 80's he was bashing them saying they were worthless. And let's not forget him driving Admiral Boorda to suicide by accusing him of wearing a ribbon he didn't earn. Seems as ole LTC Assworth used to wear a Tab, but got busted himself. What an honorable man he is. I definately respect his service, but he's just a windbag. -SARguy |
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Posted: 6/18/2002 1:49:23 PM EDT
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Some Hackworth links. He's no saint.
[url]http://www.ariannaonline.com/columns/files/053096.html[/url] [url]http://theoutrage.com/library/970516.html[/url] |
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Posted: 6/18/2002 1:51:52 PM EDT
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Quoted: Some Hackworth links. He's no saint. [url]http://www.ariannaonline.com/columns/files/053096.html[/url] Yet you site another hack like Huffington. She's nothing but a turncoat who can't get over the fact that her husband went queer on her. I'm not here to defend Hackworth, but surely you can get better sources than this? |
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Posted: 6/18/2002 2:10:30 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Some Hackworth links. He's no saint. [url]http://www.ariannaonline.com/columns/files/053096.html[/url] Yet you site another hack like Huffington. She's nothing but a turncoat who can't get over the fact that her husband went queer on her. I'm not here to defend Hackworth, but surely you can get better sources than this? Why should I? I note, despite your insulting her, that you were completely unable to rebut her charges. Surely you can do better than this. |
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Posted: 6/18/2002 2:57:44 PM EDT
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Screw Hackworth. Why won't anybody use Charlie Beckwith as a military consultant. Now thats a true American hero.
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Posted: 6/18/2002 6:06:46 PM EDT
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Quoted: Screw Hackworth. Why won't anybody use Charlie Beckwith as a military consultant. Now thats a true American hero. Colonel Beckwith passed away a few years ago at his home in Austin, Texas. |
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Posted: 6/19/2002 1:15:06 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Screw Hackworth. Why won't anybody use Charlie Beckwith as a military consultant. Now thats a true American hero. Colonel Beckwith passed away a few years ago at his home in Austin, Texas. Excuse me as I wipi this egg off my face. |
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Posted: 6/19/2002 5:46:11 AM EDT
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Hackworth is still back in the jungles. His knowledge and 'expert' commentaries are not contempory. I respect his background but not his outlook.
Just my $.223 FRN. |
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Posted: 6/19/2002 5:51:24 AM EDT
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Quoted: Well this could be interesting considering it is my first post on this net... I respect the hell out of Hackworth's service to this country.. but since he left the service he has become a oxygen thief and I prefer to call him Hackworthless..... Joe Pretty good first post. (Since I agree with you !) |
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