Bob McCarty Writes

On the occasion of Veterans Day 2009, I pay honor to those who’ve served and/or paid the ultimate price in service to their country by publishing a series of war stories that holds a special value in my heart, because they were written by my father, Ted.
He served as a low-ranking enlisted man in the [...]

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What did Fox News Channel’s Shepard Smith mean when, while speaking with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) this afternoon, he asked the senator the question, “The name says a lot, doesn’t it, Senator?”
It turns out he was alluding to the Muslim name of the alleged main suspect in a shooting spree that has reportedly left [...]

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Shouldn’t front-line soldiers be able to use equipment deemed most effective by those who’ve used it in the field?  Most people believe would agree to that, but not the folks at the Pentagon — and, specifically, the folks in the Army’s polygraph community.
Consider these facts:

More than 1,800 law enforcement agencies across the country trust Computer [...]

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Army Sgt. First Class Jared C. Monti was honored by President Barack Obama and posthumously presented with his county’s highest honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor, during a White House ceremony this afternoon attended by his parents and members of his Army unit, the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry. 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
The [...]

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U.S. Army soldiers pay final respects during a memorial service July 20, 2009, honoring three fallen comrades killed in action from a rocket attack on Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, July 16, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 34th Infantry Division’s 34th Military Police Company, Special Troops Battalion.

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