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After almost five years in Vietnam Hack's cup runneth over. In
1971, as the Army's youngest colonel he spoke out on national
television saying, "This is a bad war ... it can't be won we
need to get out." In that interview, he also said that the
North Vietnamese flag would fly over Saigon in four years -- a
prediction that turned out to be right on target. He was the
only senior officer to sound off about the insanity of the
war. Understandably, Nixon and the Army weren't real happy
with his shooting off his mouth.
With all his many
awards,
Hack still considers the Combat Infantryman Badge and the
United Nations Medal for Peace -- which he was presented for
his anti-nuclear work in Australia -- his "highest awards.
Hack is a regular guest on national radio and TV shows, and
from 1990 to the end of 1996, he was Newsweek's
contributing editor for defense. Besides his Newsweek
cover stories and other reporting, he has been featured in
magazines including People, Parade, Men's Journal,
and has also been published in Playboy, Soldier of Fortune,
Self and Modern Maturity. His column,
Defending America, appears weekly in newspapers across
America and on this site.
During Desert Storm which Hack covered for Newsweek, he
was the only correspondent to accurately predict the outcome
of the Gulf War. He has won many national and international
awards for his Newsweek reporting, including the George
Washington Honor Medal for excellence in communications.
Hack's books include
The Vietnam Primer and the
international best seller
About Face,
Hazardous Duty and
The Price of Honor. His newest book,
Steel My Soldiers'
Heart's, a best seller from coast to coast, is now in
the bookstores.
Hack is an advocate of military reform and a believer that the
big fire power -- "nuke-the-pukes" -- solution won't work
anymore, but that doesn't mean war will go away. He sees big
and little fights ahead and urges military reform. He believes
passionately that "America needs a streamlined, hard hitting
force for the 21st century" and beyond. Hack brings to his
mission his unique experience acquired in almost 52 years of
bouncing around hot and cold battlefields. He also brings an
insider's view of the Pentagon and the military establishment
made deadly current by input provided on a daily basis by
serving warriors from around the globe. E-mail frequently
brings him the word before the Pentagon gets it. |
