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Colonel David Haskell Hackworth (November 11, 1930 – May 4, 2005) was a United States Army officer and journalist, who was decorated in both the Korean War and Vietnam War.
May 6, 2005 · David H. Hackworth, a much-decorated and highly unconventional former career Army officer who became a combat legend in Vietnam, then enraged his superiors by lambasting the war on national...
Jan 28, 2023 · Learn about David Hackworth's extraordinary military career, from his youthful lies to join the Army to his heroism and wounds in Korea and Vietnam. Discover how he became a legend among the troops and a critic of the war, and why he was denied the Medal of Honor.
- James Elphick
Jun 4, 2019 · Learn about the life and achievements of David H. Hackworth, a soldier who earned 10 Silver Stars and eight Purple Hearts in Vietnam. He was also a journalist who criticized the Pentagon and wrote a syndicated column.
- Fred L. Borch
May 2, 2022 · When he was still a teenager, David Hackworth decided that he wanted a life of adventure. And he certainly succeeded in accomplishing that feat. The California-born Hackworth was such a brave and determined fighter that the Army tasks him with going head to head with Viet Cong guerillas.
Most valor-decorated US Colonel David “Hack” Hackworth’s career as a sailor, soldier, military correspondent, terrorist expert and champion of those frontline warriors at the “tip of the spear” has spanned nearly a dozen wars and conflicts, from the end of World War II into the 21st century.
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Hackworth: I had served in the 8th Ranger Company; later I served in the 27th Raiders of the 25th Infantry Division. On the Raiders' tenth mission, the regimental commander awarded every trooper the Ranger Tab. When all this fell out after the Boorda story, I immediately had my records audited.
