Earlier this This month, Americans marked the anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. Some visited the site of the World Trade Center in New York; others gathered in a Pennsylvania field; and many attended ceremonies at the Pentagon. ...more

September 24, 2008

Earlier this This month, Americans marked the anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. Some visited the site of the World Trade Center in New York; others gathered in a Pennsylvania field; and many attended ceremonies at the Pentagon. ...more

September 24, 2008

The Pentagon is determined to overhaul the training and active duty tours for the Army National Guard. ...more

August 20, 2008

As the past national commander of a congressionally chartered veterans' organization, I have opportunities to visit VA hospitals and clinics across the county. As I tour the hospital wards talking to returning servicemen and women, one striking difference between today and the Vietnam era is evident. Today, our citizens are openly showing their support and patriotism to our returning soldiers, sailors, Marines, Coast Guard and airmen. Everywhere I look in the hospitals I see gift baskets, visitors and get-well wishes on cards and banners from schools. ...more

July 4, 2008

In case any of us remains unclear regarding the philosophical underpinnings of the group that raised the colossal Confederate flag at Interstate 75 and U.S. 92, I've copied the following introductory words from the home page of the Sons of Confederate Veterans' general headquarters, scv.org: ...more

June 18, 2008

Tonight marks the debut of PBS documentarian Ken Burns' seven-part, 14-hour film 'The War,' which tells the story of World War II through the personal accounts of men and women who lived through it. It was six years in the making, and it's expected to have the scope and power of his landmark series, 'The Civil War.' ...more

September 23, 2007

I read that there are as many as 20,000 private contract soldiers in Iraq, all paid directly or indirectly by the U. S. government. What is this costing us? ...more

September 23, 2007

Victims' families huddled under umbrellas Tuesday in a park to mark the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the first remembrance ceremony not held at ground zero, an event that failed to evoke the same emotions as the hallowed ground of the World Trade Center site. ...more

September 12, 2007