Robert McNamara dead at 93

Most will not even take notice of the passing of Robert McNamara. But I will. As a young kid, I heard his name almost nightly on the TV news in the 1960s in regards to reports on the war in Vietnam. Serving as Secretary of Defense for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, Robert McNamara had his critics, and his name and life has forever been connected to his directing of the war in Vietnam, back then, an advocate of the war, but later in life stating the war was a mistake.
For what you may think of Robert McNamara, he was a patriot. He had the courage of his convictions. He acted on what he believed regardless of politics and popular sentiment.
You hear these are trying times today, but nothing what this SecDef faced during his time in Washington. One can look at the news reports of the protests in Teheran and draw a comparison to riots in Chicago at the 1968 Democratic Convention - and today, some get all excited due to conservatives having “tea parties” -- how times have changed.
In 2003, the documentary “The Fog of War” detailed the 11 lessons Robert McNamara learned during his life - simple lessons that can have massive implications. I felt it was his final contribution to America, and in a way he was saying goodbye. Rest in Peace Bob.