Jack Broughton > Quotes

“A decision came quickly from the very top and we launched what the bureaucracy in Washington thought would be a small war under false pretenses and in the face of the on-scene military commander’s advice to the contrary.”
― Jack Broughton, Going Downtown: The War Against Hanoi and Washington

“It only took a couple of trips Downtown to realize that we had met the enemy and he was us.”
― Jack Broughton, Going Downtown: The War Against Hanoi and Washington

“It only took one searing mental snapshot of a comrade and his aircraft turned to a golden blob of flame by missiles, flak, or MiGs striking from a Washington-designated “sanctuary” to convince him that his ass really did belong to Uncle, and in this one, Uncle wasn’t very concerned about it.”
― Jack Broughton, Going Downtown: The War Against Hanoi and Washington