Editing David Hackworth (section)

==Early life==
Hackworth was born in [[Ocean Park, California]] (now part of [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]), on November 11, 1930, the son of Leroy E. Hackworth and Lorette (Kensly) Hackworth.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/ |title=Dave Haskell Hackworth in the U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936–2007 |date=September 29, 2004 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |location=Provo, UT |access-date=December 6, 2017 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> His parents both died before he was a year old, so he and his brother and sister were raised by Ida Stedman, their paternal grandmother.<ref name="King">{{cite news |date=May 5, 2005 |title=Col. David. H. Hackworth, Legendary U.S. Army Guerrilla Fighter, Champion of the Ordinary Soldier, Dead at 74 |url=http://kingfeatures.com/2005/05/col-david-h-hackworth-legendary-u-s-army-guerrilla-fighter-champion-of-the-ordinary-soldier-dead-at-74/ |work=King Features Syndicate |publisher=Hearst Communications |location=New York, NY}}</ref>

The family had to rely on government aid during the [[Great Depression]], and his grandmother, who had been married to a [[Colorado]] gold miner, brought them up on tales of her [[Old West]] experiences and her [[American Revolution|Revolutionary War]] ancestors.<ref name="King" /> While attending school in Santa Monica, Hackworth and a friend earned money by shining the shoes of soldiers stationed at bases in the area.<ref name="Irish">{{cite news |date=May 14, 2005 |title=Much-decorated war veteran who became critic of US establishment |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/much-decorated-war-veteran-who-became-critic-of-us-establishment-1.442393 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |location=Dublin, Ireland}}</ref>