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COL Mustard

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3. I Would Never Have Wanted To Cross Him

Reply to The Polack MSgt (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 12, 2020, 08:36 PM

Jun 2020

Rename either Ft Hood (near where he was from) or Ft. Bragg (where he trained) for him. Stop naming forts for generals, especially ones who fought AGAINST the US Army.

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Who was Roy Benavidez, the man whose name some say should replace Confederate general's at Fort Hood [View all] douglas9 Jun 2020 OP

Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez (August 5, 1935 - November 29, 1998) atreides1 Jun 2020 #1

This guy was a genuine bad ass. The Polack MSgt Jun 2020 #2

I Would Never Have Wanted To Cross Him COL Mustard Jun 2020 #3

In the entire DoD there is only one base named after an enlisted soldier The Polack MSgt Jun 2020 #5

I Did Not Know That COL Mustard Jun 2020 #6

IMO Ft. Bragg would be better DashOneBravo Jun 2020 #4

Agreed TEB Jun 2020 #7

I heard of him before I signed up in 77. denbot Jun 2020 #8