[Live free or die]

The guy who wrote this can kiss my all Army ass! While I hate wearing that stupid Eurotrash lookin' piece o' crud on my head, he doesn't have to rub my face in it. The rest of his article is just plain jealousy stemming from the fact that the U.S. Army has more combat kills than the Marines ever will. So what if Marines are in Afghanistan. Let's not forget, the first Americans in that pisshole were wearing the tab that said "US ARMY" on it. nuff said.

[FreedomPoster]

Uhhh - "the guy who wrote this" is one of the most-decorated living retired Army soldiers around. Fought in WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam, resigned as an O-6 after seeing too much bovine scat generaling in Nam - this defined as "doing way too much stupid stuff that gets grunts killed".

He isn't jealous, that's why he writes "heartbreaking as it is for me to admit, the forward-based and highly deployable U.S. Marine Corps is the fittest." No, he's not jealous - he's just cognizant of reality.

[real saxophonist]

Do you not know who Col. Hackworth is? That's one other advantage of Marines: We know our history.

[Norb2569]

So what if Marines are in Afghanistan

Sounds to me that Col Hackworth's words a grating on your ears. He is the MOST decorated living veteran, a retired US Army colonel.

I guess good medicine doesn't have to taste good. He makes some very good points about decision making policies that you should read with an open mind.

Perhaps that is why the Army's mascot is a mule.

[Newbomb Turk]

Ditto!

[gunnyg]

Can understand how ya might feel betrayed--the last e-mail addy I had for Col Hackworth was...

teagles@hackworth.com