Colonel David Hackworth

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Silver Star
gptkbp:birthDate November 11, 1930
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Megan_Hackworth
gptkb:Katherine_Hackworth
David_Hackworth_Jr.
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:deathDate May 4, 2005
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Maryland
gptkbp:famousQuote "The best way to win a war is to avoid it."
"You can't be a soldier without being a leader."
"The only thing worse than a soldier who doesn't care is a soldier who does care."
"I have never seen a soldier who was not a soldier first."
The_Army_is_a_great_place_to_be_if_you_want_to_be_a_soldier.
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:David_H._Hackworth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel David Hackworth
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkbp:knownFor Military journalism
Criticism_of_U.S._military_policy
gptkbp:militaryService 1946-1971
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname Hack
gptkbp:notableWork About Face
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bakersfield,_California
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Tucson, Arizona
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Author
Public speaker
Military analyst
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:spouse Patricia_Hackworth