Talk:Michael D. Healy

Untitled
This Article about MG Healy has some inconsistancies inconsistencies in it. Information gathered from a data base of 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam indicates the following information:

Between January 1964 and January 1965 Major M.D. Healy served as: Liaison Officer to the South Vietnamese Special Forces (January to May 1964); Assistant Personnel Officer HQ, 5SFG (A) (June 1964 to December 1964); Operations and training Officer HQ, 5SFG (A) (December 1964 to February 1965) http://www.specialforcesbooks.com/

COL Michael D. Healy was assigned as Group Commander 5SFG(A) August 31, 1969 to August 8, 1970 in Vietnam. http://www.specialforcesbooks.com/Command.htm

I believe the original article should be rewritten. MG Healy is still alive, I have talked with him in the past year. He is quite old but he was holding his own. Meyerj (talk) 17:48, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Please take this down or eliminate the untruths
As much as I would like to see an article about this man, I am recommending that someone with WP authority, take this thing down. There are so many impossibilities, like colleague of JFK – not as a major in 1963, and other erroneous statements in it. Meyerj (talk) 17:44, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

If the statements are erroneous why don't you replace them with accurate and well sourced ones? The article certainly seems notable to me, removing it entirely would be inappropriate. Simply stating there are errors won't get anything changed. aldibibable (talk) 17:52, 15 June 2010 (UTC) You are so right Meyerj (talk) 18:57, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

Airborne Training
The text currently reads: "While in Japan, Healy completed intense parachute training, which would later earn him a master parachutist badge... Healy served many troop assignments in Japan until 1946, when he returned to the United States and married Jackie. Healy then attended the United States Army Airborne School and Ranger School."

This doesn't make much sense. The 11th Airborne Division was on occupation duty in Japan from the end of the war in 1945 until 1949 and it set up its own Airborne course there, as have many other units in many other locations over the years. The only "intense parachute training" that would result in eventually earning a master parachutist badge at least several years in the future is Airborne training, either at the 11th's course in Japan or another Airborne course, such as the main one at Fort Benning. The next sentence states he returned to the US and then attended Airborne training. Either he attended (and graduated from) the 11th's course in Japan or the main one at Fort Benning. No one who is Airborne qualified goes through basic Airborne training twice, as it would be pointless to do so.VilePig (talk)

Unlikely Timeline
The text currently reads: "From January to May 1964, Healy served as Liaison Officer to the South Vietnamese Special Forces. In June of that year he assumed the role of Assistant Personnel Officer in HQ 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). In December 1964 Healy became the Group's Operations and Training Officer.[4] Meanwhile, in August 1964, Healy assumed command of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division."

Let's narrow this down:
 * Jan-May 64: Liaison officer to the ARVN SF.
 * Jun 64: Assistant Personnel Officer, 5th SFGA
 * Dec 64: Operations & Training Officer, 5th SFGA
 * Aug 64 : Commander, 1-501st INF, 101st Abn Div

I suspect he actually took command of 1-501st INF in August 1965, not 1964. At that time 1-501st INF was at Fort Campbell, KY, and although the division's 1st Brigade deployed to Vietnam in 1965, its infantry battalions were 1-327th, 2-327th and 2-502d. 1-501st was part of the 2d Brigade and didn't go to Vietnam until December 1967. It is unlikely he was the Assistant Personnel Officer for the 5th SFGA for only two months before becoming an infantry battalion commander back in the States and then returning to the 5th SFGA in Vietnam after a few months to be the 5th SFGA's Operations & Training Officer. I leave this matter to someone with an actual copy of his service record to sort out.VilePig (talk)

IMPOSTER ! It's Not General Healy's Picture
The picture is not that of my father. The real General Mike Healy. If you need a photo please ask...but don't assume this guy is my Dad. He's an imposter! Kirk.Healy@CoxInc.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.122.35.64 (talk) 00:23, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

removing POV tag with no active discussion per Template:POV
I've removed an old neutrality tag from this page that appears to have no active discussion per the instructions at Template:POV:
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Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 22:57, 20 June 2013 (UTC)