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Showing 1 thru 10 of 378. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... NEXT > Another open letter to Gen. John Sattler, USMC Tuesday May 03, 2005By David Hackworth -- Editor's note: Eilhys England contributed to this column.RE: March's Defending America column concerning the mistreatment of Individual Ready Reserve Marines who'd completed active-duty tours and then re-upped to ge ... A watershed event Tuesday April 26, 2005By David Hackworth -- Editor's note: Eilhys England contributed to this column.April 24 and 25 marked the 25th anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw, Jimmy Carter's ill-fated attempt to salvage his presidency by rescuing 53 Americans held hostage in Tehran by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. It's also the ... A tale of three sergeants: Stripes don't make leaders Tuesday April 19, 2005By David Hackworth -- Editor's note: Eilhys England contributed to this column.Several weeks ago, our president presented the first Medal of Honor since Somalia – posthumously – to the widow and orphans of Sgt. Paul R. Smith for heroic actions he took "above and beyond the call of duty" to s ... Soldiers shouldn't be guinea pigs Tuesday April 12, 2005By David Hackworth -- Editor's note: Eilhys England contributed to this column.The presidential commission looking into the cluelessness of U.S. intelligence regarding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq recently issued its report to banner headlines that should cause every member of the American milita ... Ahoy to the Navy's top brass Tuesday April 05, 2005By David Hackworth -- Editor's note: Eilhys England contributed to this column.There's been such an unusually heavy and compelling response to our recent piece "Another Shameful Navy Cover-Up" – concerning a fine Seabee unit that took mass casualties in Iraq last May – that the folks at Sold ... That 1,000-yard stare Tuesday March 29, 2005By David Hackworth -- Guess what, folks? As you were checking out the Easter bonnets, our warriors were still paying the ultimate price in Iraq. Yes, America, the war in Iraq is still on the boil. We're approaching 1,600 dead plus approximately 15,000 battle-wounded, along with thousands upon thousands of ... Open letter to a Marine general Tuesday March 22, 2005By David Hackworth -- Lt. Gen. John E. Sattler Commanding general 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Somewhere near Fallujah, Iraq General: Congratulations on your splendid Marines' retaking of Fallujah last November. The mission was accomplished in the proud tradition of Iwo Jim ... Another shameful Navy cover-up Tuesday March 15, 2005By David Hackworth -- Editor's note: Eilhys England contributed to this column.Six Americans dead and 34 wounded. What a terrible waste. I have a hard time understanding why a group of naval warriors gathered closely together out in the open, creating a super-juicy target for an Iraqi insurgent mortar t ... An Air Force that's flaming out Tuesday March 08, 2005By David Hackworth -- Editor's note: Eilhys England contributed to this column.Stars flashing and an impressive rack of "having been there" medals blazing on his chest, Thomas Fiscus cut a dashing figure in the halls of the Pentagon. He was a different kind of general, outgoing, friendly, a master of th ... A battle-rattled Army Tuesday March 01, 2005By David Hackworth -- Editor's note: Eilhys England contributed to this column.A recent survey reveals that soldiers from Old Ironsides, the U.S. Army's mighty 1st Armored Division – now back in Germany after months of on-again, off-again slugging it out with insurgents in Iraq – have been h ... Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... NEXT > Col. David H. Hackworth, author of his new best-selling "Steel My Soldiers' Hearts," "Price of Honor" and "About Face," has seen duty or reported as a sailor, soldier and military correspondent in nearly a dozen wars and conflicts ? from the end of World War II to the recent fights against international terrorism.
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