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Show Tw Star in Illinoi h Legend of Vietnam Conflict Draws Smiles, Respect By Anne Kec gan ( bit ico Tribune' FORT Mi COY, Wh The kid in the Jatiguc x Kid na (rent t th But he urc was grinning wide it tfie gem tal He couldn't help it No sign of t It s just th.it hf d rw w t met ts two star general be fmc Muih lcs "one that made him gi itt . Sav, where's your 1m th, son" Jisked the g neral c "Ain't put 'em. sir " said the ki ''They're not in yotir pin ki t a- ked Hie general "No sir' " The general turned firound a n d motioned to a National Gu.nd ot a c standing off in the woods "Can't Wi do SIMM tlllll to M t this 011111 man some teeth He can't go on how he he k through life like this can he eat " - f ' We'll look into it. sir " ' !l llglit." said the pen ual want this young man taken taie Hut ot " 1 Turns to Next Man The pener.il pave the kid a pat on the back, then he twisted his grjymg must, idle and went on to the next wide-eyekid illiin .111 seconds the kul too But this kid had his prmmnp wjs teeth "For pencral. he's refreshtnp." said one officer "These kids know ihev'ie talking to a two-sta- r pencral What they don't know is that they arc " "also talking to n legend " The legend they were talking to the junior general with the Cui k gait, fast joke, and the glint in his ryes, who was jhaktng their hands, patting their ini ks, piinp them lectures on how to Jo to college, how to hold a rifle, how to a , 1 kids, when to get married, and how was Mai Gen Jo pet new teeth Mic hae! 1) Healy, a Chicago boy who in peacetime now has come home. Home , to command the 5th Army Readiness ' Jtegion at Fort Sheridan, III. ' He is a man who became a hero in a war that c flet.i , Ped no heroes legend tioin a war th.it ke pt its legends sec ret He is "Iron Mike," who commanded the . I Green Betels in ietiiutn leisty Irishman who could shed a melanc holy tear as last as he could lump into a light An nffic er who loved the troops, ' He says one former Green Beret doesns t like to let them down ' He1 is a general with more roinbat time than anv oilier soldier in the I'mtcd States rmv And mote dec ot ions Ihan most other gem rats lie is tb enli'ted man who rose to the highest ranks and who never Impels it And who will iieyer giye an older he w onldn't do himself One day lit Vietnam when he was a hnpadier general he heard in his command post that one of his colonels and his Vietnamese dnyer had been And t he re ambushed along Highway was no one 1o go get them out Healy took two aides, got into a helicopter, and Hew to the scene '1 sayv them clown there " says llealv. They were by a bridge willi gunfire coming in from all Ride. The colonel had been hit and his driver was " trying to keep them off Gives Order to Land llealv waited to see if an air strike hen would come in, or a mediv ar unit they didn't come, Healy gave the order to land The pilot responded that he would not these were unsafe conditions Healy relieved the- pilot on the sput Put Ihe and turned to the copilot damn thing down. .Inn," he ordered, and the copilot did Healy and an aide jumped out, ran to the bridge, pic ked up both men. and c arried them bac k under fire When the second wounded man was thiown aboard, Healy gave the with order to take off. and they did Healy still hanging cm the skids For that, he was awarded (he Distinguished Flying Cross But the National Guardsmen up at Fort McCoy arc of a different genera- - i i T 1 i vv , Pi ' : t - 'i-- H vrl Eti b w tt :i"'hieh m September 27, e liotl I' th i - r . nja. :if tjaurj "For a general, hes refreshing." an officer says VsKifcisaa I. Maj. Gen. Michael Healy, known as Iron Mike." of turn And they didn't know am him about the mail Ihev wetc talking to The young guardsman with his idle drooping who was posed as s( ntry on a maneiiyer and foiioi In ask the password whim the general got oat of his Jeep nc yer knew either Not eycn attc r a long talk in the hot sun with the Pad if came down and chcvM'! Kni mil ail he'd lemember is that some pencial sc learned at him for doing some Hung vviong But if 1 tell him the wav to dti it he'll always remember th i! some general told him how to do it i udit " general Gives Him Good Lecture 'l have linn a good tectuie." said Healy after he climbed hack into his Jeep and left the guarsman looking a little dumbfounded Ills ' 1 Hour alter hour. llealv would order Jeep to sc reec h to a halt so he c ould get out and walk aiound among the soldiei , ' I love to talk to these men," said Healy at one point It's the little guys that make generals, and it's the little were geneials from other countries waiting fm me to show up Mine I was the lowest m rank and nobody there wanted to be the bottom man But I dec tiled to jump with the paratroopers in the show instead and I landed right in front ol the generals' reviewing stand "One of them leaned down ami in a teruhle British at c ent asked me. 'Whv Gen llealv you ie late Where have I brushed myself off and yon bean said. 'Why, I'm sorry, sir I've bean up thci e ' " lwaK Sleeps in Tent who likes to laugh He Is a Vnd who sleeps little A general who never sleeps m officers headquarters even though he is the highest rank but in a tent Who tells his aides he'll make his own damn lied and shine his need for lots of stops. Buy health and beauty needs while food shopping at Safeway! You'll like the convenience and the savings. Compare our low prices and see. Get more for your money at Safeway! 1!)7!) Page One w He is a fighting soldier who has found himself now in a (juicier time. The kind of gcnci.il who is hard to find in time of v ar the kind of general they are not sui e w hat to do w ith w hen it comes tune ti.r peac e For leaders are not as valued as administrators But the Legend Remains lie is legend whose name has stayed among the men who went to Vietnam n untold legend not only bec ause of the silence around that war, hut because of the silence about war within Mike Healy And now . after 20 combat medals, 28 other deeoi ations, 3 wart, and 3 decades, he is bai k in Chicago, but still mix trying to do w hat he always did with his men The last group of guardsmen he met at Fort McCoy the group that included the kid who would get new teeth were left chuckling when Gen Healy strode away from them with long legged steps He was 50 paces away when one of them called out "Hov general " The general turned The whole group gave him the thumbs up sign of approval n shoes '1 tan di that myself, he harrumphs "Soldiers aren't tools of officers I made a vow after World War II when I saw how Ihe riflemen were used that I would never use a soldier as a tool and I never have " He is a man w ho never stops mov mg Or t ilkin" Who exudes energy even at 52 W tin's far more interested in w hat is said by soldiers than what is said on on the charts, reports and paper memos that surround him. iri x 3 Check your supply... check our prices! -- Heawft 0 W STRETCH GAUZE BANDAGE CUR ITT I 2 Ho it c-- ae Deaafcj (hdi TELFA Adhesive PADS 3" 2" MASSENGILL DOUCHE DISPOSABLE TWIN 10 ct. pkg. 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