Today's Top American Dissident

Colonel David Hackworth: A Great American Hero He was a harsh critic of inexperienced, ivory tower officers. Over 26 years he spent fully seven in combat. He was put in for the Medal of Honor three times; the last application is currently under review at the Pentagon. He was twice awarded the Army’s second highest honor for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross, along with 10 Silver Stars and eight Bronze Stars. When asked about his many awards, he always said he was proudest of his eight Purple Hearts and his Combat Infantryman’s Badge. A reputation won on the battlefield made it impossible to dismiss him when he went on the attack later as a critic of "careerism and incompetence in the military high command.” Hackworth left the military in 1971 and predicted that the Vietnam War was not winnable. He even accurately predicted the year that Saigon would fall. In the 1990s Hackworth joined in the battle over Gulf War Syndrome. For the first four years after the Gulf War, the military would not even recognize the existence of this disease. The total number of people to suffer from Gulf War Syndrome has been estimated at 40,000 to over 100,000. Some soldiers contracted the disease from contaminated equipment without even going to the Persian Gulf. Thousands have died. President Bush (Senior) was eager to sweep these soldiers under the rug after they won the Gulf War for him. He had written a weekly column for WorldNetDaily for seven years. Read more ... *Col David Hackworth Defending America Archive An archive of his articles cover topics ranging from thin-skinned Humvees to the problems caused by inept civilians rushing into an ill-advised war. Read more ... *David H. Hackworth - Soldier, Author, Columnist "Our modern generals might give a lot of lip service to protecting the force, but any way you cut it, what's going on in Iraq is criminal," he wrote in a June 2004 column. Col. Hackworth ignited a national debate last year when he reported that Rumsfeld used a machine to sign condolence letters sent to the families of soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq. Rumsfeld later promised to sign each letter by hand. Recently, Col. Hackworth and his wife had been pushing for legal action to compel the Pentagon to recognize the Vietnam-era defoliant Agent Blue as a carcinogen on a par with Agent Orange. He believed his fatal illness was caused by exposure to the defoliants. Col. Hackworth (right in Vietnam) Read more ... *decorated Army officer vocal critic of military *In Memoriam: David Hackworth Stumble It!

Today's Top American Dissident

Colonel David Hackworth: A Great American Hero He was a harsh critic of inexperienced, ivory tower officers. Over 26 years he spent fully seven in combat. He was put in for the Medal of Honor three times; the last application is currently under review at the Pentagon. He was twice awarded the Army’s second highest honor for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross, along with 10 Silver Stars and eight Bronze Stars. When asked about his many awards, he always said he was proudest of his eight Purple Hearts and his Combat Infantryman’s Badge. A reputation won on the battlefield made it impossible to dismiss him when he went on the attack later as a critic of "careerism and incompetence in the military high command.” Hackworth left the military in 1971 and predicted that the Vietnam War was not winnable. He even accurately predicted the year that Saigon would fall. In the 1990s Hackworth joined in the battle over Gulf War Syndrome. For the first four years after the Gulf War, the military would not even recognize the existence of this disease. The total number of people to suffer from Gulf War Syndrome has been estimated at 40,000 to over 100,000. Some soldiers contracted the disease from contaminated equipment without even going to the Persian Gulf. Thousands have died. President Bush (Senior) was eager to sweep these soldiers under the rug after they won the Gulf War for him. He had written a weekly column for WorldNetDaily for seven years. Read more ... *Col David Hackworth Defending America Archive An archive of his articles cover topics ranging from thin-skinned Humvees to the problems caused by inept civilians rushing into an ill-advised war. Read more ... *David H. Hackworth - Soldier, Author, Columnist "Our modern generals might give a lot of lip service to protecting the force, but any way you cut it, what's going on in Iraq is criminal," he wrote in a June 2004 column. Col. Hackworth ignited a national debate last year when he reported that Rumsfeld used a machine to sign condolence letters sent to the families of soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq. Rumsfeld later promised to sign each letter by hand. Recently, Col. Hackworth and his wife had been pushing for legal action to compel the Pentagon to recognize the Vietnam-era defoliant Agent Blue as a carcinogen on a par with Agent Orange. He believed his fatal illness was caused by exposure to the defoliants. Col. Hackworth (right in Vietnam) Read more ... *decorated Army officer vocal critic of military *In Memoriam: David Hackworth