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Outspoken, revered Vietnam fighter pilot Jack Broughton dies at 89
LA Times, via Stars & Stripes ^ | Novembe 1, 2014 | Tony Perry

Posted on 11/02/2014 3:14:47 AM PST by Timber Rattler

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To: Interesting Times

Thanks for the ping. May he rest in peace.
Here is the Wiki entry for him. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksel_M._Broughton


41 posted on 11/02/2014 1:37:42 PM PST by zot
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It’s hard to count Korea, as the Chinese actually made good on their threat to intervene if the US pushed too far, and even then, our boys weren’t required to hand the enemy a knife and bare their throat.


42 posted on 11/03/2014 2:49:04 PM PST by RWB Patriot ("My ability is a value that must be earned and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
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We didn’t have idiotic rules of engagement until after Korea. In Korea, our boys were permitted to fire on civilians if there was a potential threat to US lives.


43 posted on 11/03/2014 2:50:52 PM PST by RWB Patriot ("My ability is a value that must be earned and I don't recognize anyone's need as a claim on me.")
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Your point is valid, but to me, it’s merely a matter of degree. Truman should have been impeached over the MacArthur controversy. He said it best, “there is no subsitute for victory.”


44 posted on 11/03/2014 3:00:28 PM PST by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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We had free fire zones in Vietnam. Though it was always up to unit commanders as to how judiciously they were utilized. (Think Calley.) Though we never really got to test our firepower by pivoting North.

One of my platoon leaders was a homicidal maniac. The other should have won the DSC as far as I was concerned. Such is every extreme, until you’re seeing yourself in the dead.


45 posted on 11/03/2014 5:34:51 PM PST by onedoug
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