[Team Sergeant]

Rudi Gresham of Washington DC is a liar and a fraud.



A FINAL SALUTE
Charles Broadwell
Dec 26, 1999





I am greeted at the front door by Rudi Gresham, who introduces himself as the general’s aide. He and the general and I head over to the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst for lunch. This is a get-acquainted kind of session, which we will later jokingly refer to as the ‘‘pre-briefing’’ before the interview.

Rudi Gresham is a former Green Beret captain who considers the general like a second father. He is visiting to make sure the general is OK with this discussion -- any hidden hooks or angles? -- and to see that he doesn’t gloss over anything important, out of modesty.

Gen. Yarborough is relaxed and cordial, a veteran of much tougher tests than our talk today. A couple of times during lunch, while Mr. Gresham discusses Gen. Yarborough’s accomplishments with the Special Forces, the general and I exchange a wink: Rudi is clearly speaking out of pride for his mentor and can’t help himself. Finally, in mock exasperation, the general tells Rudi that he’s going to have him court-martialed if he doesn’t shut up and stop bragging.



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