Comments on: Could Eisenhower have saved Private Slovik? http://www.historynet.com/could-eisenhower-have-saved-private-slovik.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sun, 26 May 2013 05:23:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mike H. http://www.historynet.com/could-eisenhower-have-saved-private-slovik.htm#comment-830062 Mike H. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:18:26 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685855#comment-830062 Patti, any man who has ever been in combat and claims to be unafraid is either a damned liar or a sociopath...and,either way, I don't want to be in combat with him. UNABLE to fight? Hardly. UNWILLING to fight? By his own admission, this was the case. Slovik got what any Soldier worthy of the name would say he richly deserved...and he was, and still is, unworthy of a salute. Patti, any man who has ever been in combat and claims to be unafraid is either a damned liar or a sociopath…and,either way, I don't want to be in combat with him. UNABLE to fight? Hardly. UNWILLING to fight? By his own admission, this was the case. Slovik got what any Soldier worthy of the name would say he richly deserved…and he was, and still is, unworthy of a salute.

]]> By: Patti http://www.historynet.com/could-eisenhower-have-saved-private-slovik.htm#comment-824148 Patti Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:54:10 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685855#comment-824148 This poor soul would not have benefited his troops beside him...he was UNABLE to fight, hardly a coward..and on this Veterans Day 2012, I salute him Private Slovik, as he was not a coward, and the army handled this sooooo....poorly. This poor soul would not have benefited his troops beside him…he was UNABLE to fight, hardly a coward..and on this Veterans Day 2012, I salute him Private Slovik, as he was not a coward, and the army handled this sooooo….poorly.

]]> By: John http://www.historynet.com/could-eisenhower-have-saved-private-slovik.htm#comment-818875 John Thu, 27 Sep 2012 22:48:47 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685855#comment-818875 and ya spelling is NOT one of my strong points. and ya spelling is NOT one of my strong points.

]]> By: John http://www.historynet.com/could-eisenhower-have-saved-private-slovik.htm#comment-818653 John Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:30:11 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685855#comment-818653 And what most peple don't think of is that a unit in or going into combat dosen't have men standing in line to fill the empty slots that come from desertion or real combat lose. So a guy that deserts is one more gun thats not in the fight, so how meny men die as a resalt of being shot on men to cover all the gapes? And what most peple don't think of is that a unit in or going into combat dosen't have men standing in line to fill the empty slots that come from desertion or real combat lose. So a guy that deserts is one more gun thats not in the fight, so how meny men die as a resalt of being shot on men to cover all the gapes?

]]> By: Larry C http://www.historynet.com/could-eisenhower-have-saved-private-slovik.htm#comment-818632 Larry C Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:47:40 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685855#comment-818632 I concurr! I was CO of a special forces unit - all volunteers. Before the operation was all over we lost 19 of the 24 that started. As volunteers (for that operation) all had the option to leave at any time. The entire operation took 14 months. Not one ever backed out. To quote: "A coward dies many times; the valiant tastes of death but once". (You will find nothing written anywhere nor any document on that operation as even to today the gover't does not acknowlege it ever happened.) I concurr!

I was CO of a special forces unit – all volunteers. Before the operation was all over we lost 19 of the 24 that started. As volunteers (for that operation) all had the option to leave at any time. The entire operation took 14 months. Not one ever backed out.

To quote: "A coward dies many times; the valiant tastes of death but once".

(You will find nothing written anywhere nor any document on that operation as even to today the gover't does not acknowlege it ever happened.)

]]> By: John http://www.historynet.com/could-eisenhower-have-saved-private-slovik.htm#comment-818422 John Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:21:35 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685855#comment-818422 If you ever served in combat you would know. AND the deserter from Vietnam should have been tried, covected and shot too. If you ever served in combat you would know. AND the deserter from Vietnam should have been tried, covected and shot too.

]]> By: Al S. http://www.historynet.com/could-eisenhower-have-saved-private-slovik.htm#comment-817625 Al S. Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:25:36 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685855#comment-817625 You probably were not there, and only God can judge. No one who ever deserted the Vietnam crisis was ever shot. What a tradgic conclusion you came up with. Desertion is not the answer, but to be executed by your own country....what the HELL is the frigin difference. You probably were not there, and only God can judge. No one who ever deserted the Vietnam crisis was ever shot. What a tradgic conclusion you came up with. Desertion is not the answer, but to be executed by your own country….what the HELL is the frigin difference.

]]> By: John http://www.historynet.com/could-eisenhower-have-saved-private-slovik.htm#comment-816264 John Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:08:30 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685855#comment-816264 The man was not only a deserter in time of war and with an outfit in combat he admitted that if sent back to his unit he would do it again. He should have shot, hung and set on fire. The man was not only a deserter in time of war and with an outfit in combat he admitted that if sent back to his unit he would do it again. He should have shot, hung and set on fire.

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