I've read most of Hack's books ... the reason he resigned from the Army, tossed his medals, and moved to Australia was over his frustration with the conduct of the war in Vietnam. The U.S. wasn't fighting the war to win, it had turned into a protracted quagmire and good men were dying needlessly.
You know I'm sorry, but this is the same lame ass excuses that John Kerry used. "I don't like the military, but I'm a hero, so I can critisize the military!" Bottom line: You don't degrade the military after your out when there are brave men dying fighting for the cause you spit on! There are not too many people in the military that are happy with the way its run. But they keep their mouth shut! Its only the Pre-Madonnas that think that because of their medals or heroics it gives them the right to bad mouth the mistakes. Screw Kerry! Screw Hack! And screw anyone else who thinks that his "bling" makes him superior to everyone else that serves!