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Khe Sanh and Beyond: Col. (ret) Joseph Abodeely Interview
Posted on: 2010-08-31 16:46:24 By Gerald D. Swick @ HistoryNet.com Retired Army Colonel Joseph Abodeely's Website, Straight Talk with Joe, describes him as "a native Arizonan who has some strong opinions and ideas about his state, the nation, and the world." Many of those opinions were forged in combat, both in the military and in the courtroom. During Operation Pegasus, the April 1968 airmobile operation to relieve the besieged U.S. Marine firebase at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, he led the first Air Cavalry platoon that reached the firebase, after seven days fighting its way through. Since that time he's served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps and written policy papers that provided guidelines for U.S. military police worldwide. As a civilian, he's been a prosecuting attorney and a defense attorney. In addition to his Website, he had a radio talk show and a program on Phoenix Public Access Channel 98 for over 10 years. Of Lebanese descent, he's a past president of the Arab American Cultural Association in Phoenix. For many years, he's served as president of the board for the Arizona Military Museum, an all-volunteer group dedicated to preserving the area's military heritage from the days of the Spanish Conquistadores to the present-day wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. On August 19, 2010, the retired colonel spoke with HistoryNet in an exclusive interview. Read on... |