[sneakypete]

If you are going to throw around the label of "America's Most Decorated Military Hero",

That's not even accurate. Hackworth is NOT "America's Most Decorated Military Hero",and he knows it. He even knows the name of the man who is.

[Calvinist_Dark_Lord]

You're right. If i'm not mistaken MacAuthur was our most decorated hero. The claim made on Hackworth is that he is our most decorated LIVING hero. For the record, 8 purple hearts is pretty good, but if you count both US army and Confederate Army service, Gen Joseph E. Johnston would have gotten 10. in the case of both men (both heros, i don't question their courage, just their ability to duck!)

[Steel Wolf]

Hack's the man when he's talking about what's wrong with military culture these days, and cutting through bulls#%t, which the military has in spades. His big problem is that he's been out of the loop for so long, and has so many axes to grind, he ignores his own BS meter when he's talking about current operations.