Buck Compton
Lately I’ve been listening to Buck Compton, who does radio commentary for at least one station up in Washington state and then posts the recordings on blogspot.
Who is Buck Compton you ask? He’s one of the WWII soldiers featured in the book/HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Because I have testicles and Band of Brothers is about Americans saving the entire world with guns and tanks, I am biologically forced to enjoy said series and I’ve watched it a number of times. Buck went on to get a law degree and prosecuted Sirhan Sirhan (who assassinated RFK).
His radio commentaries are a little tough on the ears because, well, he’s really really old. But his commentary strikes me for two reasons.
First and foremost, this man’s alpha status is unquestionable. You boys who devote all your energy becoming proficient at scoring cheap floozy puss at night clubs don’t hold a candle to this guy, and you never will (and neither will I). Also, his contribution to America is orders of magnitude greater than 99.9% of the modern American population. Not only did he serve in WWII, he also served as a police officer and as a district attorney. He basically kicks ass.
The second reason that his commentary rules is because his analysis is completely impossible to refute. He makes perfect sense. And why wouldn’t he? He’s had a lifetime to analyze, observe, and come to the right conclusions. I like to think that even batty liberals would agree that you grow wiser with age, but who knows. One of the hallmark characteristics of liberals is that they themselves know better than everyone else and therefore should be in charge of things like your money, hospitals, and corporations, but hey. I’ll try to stay on topic here.
I particularly like his rant about Europe. I know exactly what he’s talking about – those showers drove me crazy when I was in Greece. That, and the food sucked. I am tired of everyone creaming up over Europe. In case you hadn’t noticed, all of the smart Europeans emigrated to the United States about a hundred years ago, which is why we singlehandedly won World War II. Buck knows all about that. He had to parachute out of an airplane and shoot one type of European to protect the other type, and along with the rest of the U.S. GIs, bail them out 60 years ago. And I’m sure the first time he bruised the shit out of his legs trying to get in and out of those awful showers he muttered to himself that he should have just let them bomb each other into oblivion and spared him the trouble of having to grip the towel rack for dear life as the bottom of the shower’s absolute zero coefficient of friction conspired to break his hips.
Check him out. In a few years, our grandparents and our great grandparents will all be dead and woefully forgotten, along with the wisdom they fought very hard to obtain, the same wisdom that our parents spent a lifetime trying to undo. Soon, the only ones we’ll have left are our impoverished boomer parents crying about the social security they were “promised” and guilting their children into letting them live in their houses because they blew their retirement income in the 1980’s. As you know, I hate almost everyone born between 1940-1975, so finding a guy like Buck who has a bit of the common sense our culture has squandered in the last 60 years is like a breath of fresh air.
Check it out – Buck Compton Online. Link on the right, too.
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I have a great deal of respect for Buck.
However, I read this article, and finish with no respect for you and I’m pretty confident I could tell you your position and what you’ll say on just about any subject after reading this.
cheers.
Really? Usually it takes people at least 5 or 6 posts to lose all repsect for me. This is the least incendiary post I’ve written!
Lieutenant Colonel (ret) Lynn “Buck” Compton is a no-nonsense, honest-to-gosh American hero. I just finished his book for the second time, and have read everything about Easy Company (and many other units) that I could get my hands on, as well as watching the HBO series “Band of Brothers” all the way through in one sitting, three times over the period of 4 months. This guy is the real deal! He is a genuine American hero.
God bless you, Buck! I know you don’t consider yourself a hero, but I DO! My father was a motor machinist on a submarine in the South Pacific in 1944-45. He was mercilessly depth-charged by the Japanese navy and lived to tell about it – only he didn’t tell us, his family. He didn’t want to seem like he was boasting or calling attention to himself. I never saw his medals, citations or anything related to the war.. It was his duty to serve, just as you did. My father died in 1989 without telling his sons ANY war stories or experiences. He didn’t die in the war, but I consider him my hero, and Buck, you’re right there with him. Gosh, I have so much respect for you — too much to write here.
Thank you for your patriotism, your military service, your civil services as a policeman, prosecutor, DA and judge; Wow! How you have served your country!
I hope you get a nudge, every now and again, just how much you are loved, respected, and honored. Please, do not dismiss the accolades you have honestly earned by your service to this country, to the County of Los Angeles, and the State of California.
My dad never told his stories. Thank goodness you did! I grew up in Los Angeles and remember clearly the awful RFK assassination footage on TV, the mourning of the people and the eventual conviction of the perpetrator. Little did I know that you were a true hero, again, just doing your job to the best of your ability. Amazing, just amazing.
I want to write to you in more detail later on paper, so you can really understand what I mean. For now, I salute you; honor you, and thank you.
Buck Compton rocks! A true patriot is in our midst…
With utmost and sincere appreciation and thanks,
Michael Wood
mike@mrwood.net
There will never be another generation of Americans like the one Buck belonged to, even though we dearly need more folks like him.
Currahee, Buck!
I honor Buck Compton, and all the men he served with. I have read his book, Dick Winters Book and Don Malarkey’s book, along with Band of Brothers. I have not seen the miniseries, yet. Yes, we do need many more men of his caliber in the US today. Keep up the good work, Buck.
Mary Jackson
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