Comments on: The Hard Truth About Fragging http://www.historynet.com/the-hard-truth-about-fragging.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 18 May 2013 07:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John http://www.historynet.com/the-hard-truth-about-fragging.htm#comment-889424 John Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:41:12 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682609#comment-889424 Joe, From the very beginning of Ho Chi Minh's activism, the only thing that he wanted was to bring Communism to Vietnam - read his history. Communism, by any name, has always failed and is responsible for more deaths, injuries and brutality than "all" other wars combined. carroll price, Your short-winded reply has "0" credibility, evidence, facts and sources. It is an opinion that is parroted from people that will not do research. Joe,

From the very beginning of Ho Chi Minh's activism, the only thing that he wanted was to bring Communism to Vietnam – read his history.

Communism, by any name, has always failed and is responsible for more deaths, injuries and brutality than "all" other wars combined.

carroll price,

Your short-winded reply has "0" credibility, evidence, facts and sources.

It is an opinion that is parroted from people that will not do research.

]]> By: John http://www.historynet.com/the-hard-truth-about-fragging.htm#comment-889404 John Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:29:31 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682609#comment-889404 This is a much delayed response - I did not receive your reply - sorry. Yes, this book does compare like incidents with other conflicts. This is a much delayed response – I did not receive your reply – sorry.

Yes, this book does compare like incidents with other conflicts.

]]> By: carroll price http://www.historynet.com/the-hard-truth-about-fragging.htm#comment-889348 carroll price Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:51:25 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682609#comment-889348 John, You can dispense with the long-winded, horse hocky. We've all heard this sort of patriotic BS until it's well-past being disgusting. All rational individuals figured out a long time ago that the wars in Korea, Vietnam, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan (and dozens of others) were all started by the ruling elite for the sole purpose of assuring untold millions in profit to the greedy bastards comprising the Military Industrial Complex.The real mystery about the fragging thing, is why it took so long to start why it didn't occur more often. John,
You can dispense with the long-winded, horse hocky. We've all heard this sort of patriotic BS until it's well-past being disgusting. All rational individuals figured out a long time ago that the wars in Korea, Vietnam, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan (and dozens of others) were all started by the ruling elite for the sole purpose of assuring untold millions in profit to the greedy bastards comprising the Military Industrial Complex.The real mystery about the fragging thing, is why it took so long to start why it didn't occur more often.

]]> By: General Military History Quiz - Page 43 - World War 2 Talk http://www.historynet.com/the-hard-truth-about-fragging.htm#comment-819594 General Military History Quiz - Page 43 - World War 2 Talk Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:02:58 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682609#comment-819594 [...] article says 209 in 1970 alone. The Hard Truth About Fragging [...] [...] article says 209 in 1970 alone. The Hard Truth About Fragging [...]

]]> By: Mike Gabbard http://www.historynet.com/the-hard-truth-about-fragging.htm#comment-817874 Mike Gabbard Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:00:44 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682609#comment-817874 This article brought back a vivid memory. As a company clerk with India 3/1, (not Lima Company), I was on radio watch in Company HQ when the murder of Sgt Tate occurred. I'm sure that it happened only a few hours after he caught Hendricks sleeping on duty. I knew Richard Tate and found a photo of him in my files. He was a good Marine and a friend to many. Hendricks was rushed from Hill 190 in a Jeep shortly after daylight the next morning as he would not have lived out the day. None of us were ever advised of the outcome and I had hoped he got what he deserved. Apparently not, as his death sentence was commuted. My thoughts and prayers are for his family because of this senseless act. Fraggings and other criminal acts in Marine units were rare and dealt with immediately due to high levels of training and discipline. This article brought back a vivid memory. As a company clerk with India 3/1, (not Lima Company), I was on radio watch in Company HQ when the murder of Sgt Tate occurred. I'm sure that it happened only a few hours after he caught Hendricks sleeping on duty. I knew Richard Tate and found a photo of him in my files. He was a good Marine and a friend to many. Hendricks was rushed from Hill 190 in a Jeep shortly after daylight the next morning as he would not have lived out the day. None of us were ever advised of the outcome and I had hoped he got what he deserved. Apparently not, as his death sentence was commuted. My thoughts and prayers are for his family because of this senseless act. Fraggings and other criminal acts in Marine units were rare and dealt with immediately due to high levels of training and discipline.

]]> By: James Creeden http://www.historynet.com/the-hard-truth-about-fragging.htm#comment-788893 James Creeden Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:59:11 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682609#comment-788893 Amen,Tyler. Amen,Tyler.

]]> By: Joe http://www.historynet.com/the-hard-truth-about-fragging.htm#comment-782282 Joe Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:18:27 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682609#comment-782282 Dude I have to say you've done some research but you miss the point. The whole war was useless. Kennedy one of the first to pay with his life (for trying to make peace) and then followed the soldiers. Vietnam was fighting for it's freedom. they single handedly took on the Chinese , the Japanese , the French, the US and then the Chinese again. After seeing fathers, uncles, brothers and friends sacrifice their lives for their country, their resolve grew stronger. Finally, they're nobody's colony and they're practicing capitalism on their own terms. War is much more then a game you warmongers make it sound. And yes, we got our butts kicked, by a small country that had better reasons to continue the struggle, such as freedom (like Wallace told the English) to choose thier own leaders and protect their sovereignty. Ours were to make money, (military industrial complex) try out our latest weapons and play world police. (Funny one of the last countries to renounce slavery in the western hemisphere, wants to be the moral force of the world. Wake up! It's a big world out there, not everyone is brainwashed as a segment of our population is. The corporations control the government & the press. If this is your type of democracy good luck! Learn the simple things of life.....war will never bring peace.....".blessed are the peacemakers they will be called children of God." I have to concur with Ed Dude I have to say you've done some research but you miss the point. The whole war was useless. Kennedy one of the first to pay with his life (for trying to make peace) and then followed the soldiers. Vietnam was fighting for it's freedom. they single handedly took on the Chinese , the Japanese , the French, the US and then the Chinese again. After seeing fathers, uncles, brothers and friends sacrifice their lives for their country, their resolve grew stronger. Finally, they're nobody's colony and they're practicing capitalism on their own terms. War is much more then a game you warmongers make it sound. And yes, we got our butts kicked, by a small country that had better reasons to continue the struggle, such as freedom (like Wallace told the English) to choose thier own leaders and protect their sovereignty. Ours were to make money, (military industrial complex) try out our latest weapons and play world police. (Funny one of the last countries to renounce slavery in the western hemisphere, wants to be the moral force of the world. Wake up! It's a big world out there, not everyone is brainwashed as a segment of our population is. The corporations control the government & the press. If this is your type of democracy good luck! Learn the simple things of life…..war will never bring peace…..".blessed are the peacemakers they will be called children of God." I have to concur with Ed

]]> By: Tyler http://www.historynet.com/the-hard-truth-about-fragging.htm#comment-778366 Tyler Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:05:00 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682609#comment-778366 We should never been in VN to start with...defense contractors profited while lower-classes fought and died for it. We should never been in VN to start with…defense contractors profited while lower-classes fought and died for it.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.historynet.com/the-hard-truth-about-fragging.htm#comment-672110 Jeff Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:04:54 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682609#comment-672110 John, This article states this: "In America's earlier 20th-century wars, fraggings and homicides by other means typically occurred during combat situations when officers who were deemed incompetent, overly aggressive or otherwise considered a danger, would be killed by enlisted men under their command. Fragging of this sort also occurred in Vietnam." This article cites no case, documented or otherwise, of any officer killed in those circumstances in Vietnam, WWII, or Korea. Does the Lepre book cite any such case, documented or otherwise? John,
This article states this:
"In America's earlier 20th-century wars, fraggings and homicides by other means typically occurred during combat situations when officers who were deemed incompetent, overly aggressive or otherwise considered a danger, would be killed by enlisted men under their command. Fragging of this sort also occurred in Vietnam."

This article cites no case, documented or otherwise, of any officer killed in those circumstances in Vietnam, WWII, or Korea.

Does the Lepre book cite any such case, documented or otherwise?

]]> By: John http://www.historynet.com/the-hard-truth-about-fragging.htm#comment-567552 John Fri, 20 May 2011 23:19:45 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13682609#comment-567552 There is an excellent scholarly book written on the subject of fragging. FRAGGING: Why Soldiers Assaulted Their Officers in Vietnam published Texas Tech University. Written by George Lepre. Lepre is an era infantryman. His book is the first scholarly work on the subject in 40 years. There is an excellent scholarly book written on the subject of fragging. FRAGGING: Why Soldiers Assaulted Their Officers in Vietnam published Texas Tech University. Written by George Lepre. Lepre is an era infantryman. His book is the first scholarly work on the subject in 40 years.

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