Town honors legendary Col. David Hackworth

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By Michael Dinan
Staff Writer

Published June 11 2006


...A U.S. Army major and helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, Falcon recalls when Hackworth requested to be dropped virtually on top of enemy bunkers in the Mekong River delta on March 25, 1969, to save two men who had been wounded. Miraculously, Êthe man known as "Hack" rescued the two men and safely delivered them to Falcon's helicopter...

As reknowned as Hackworth was for his legendary accomplishments in battle, he became equally famous for denouncing the Vietnam War in 1971 on national television. His comments on ABC's "Issues and Answers" led to his forced resignation from the Army...

He continued to speak his mind, and through Soldiers for the Truth, a nonprofit foundation, he and volunteers within the group argued that soliders in Iraq are ill-equipped, particularly as regards body armor and lightly armored Humvees...

Though Hackworth had lived much of his life on a battlefield and was in many ways a grizzled, tough-talking veteran, he also was a "man of peace," Kerrey said, who lived his life in order to prevent wars and to ensure that those on the front lines were well-protected...