Bob McCarty Writes

Yesterday, the Pentagon announced it has chosen a bid from Northrop Grumman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, which is based in France, instead of the KC-767 Advanced Tanker from Boeing, which is based in Chicago. One man, Hershel “Woody” Williams, thinks it was a terrible decision, and I agree. Williams, West Virginia’s [...]

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During the late 1980s, this former Air Force officer spent more than three years on Okinawa, a Japanese island which served as home to tens of thousands of United States Marines. During those years, I grew to respect the hard work, dedication and sacrifice that goes into being a Marine. Today, I feel obligated to [...]

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City Calls Marines “Unwelcome Intruders” SAN FRANCISCO – The City of Berkeley, California has passed two resolutions attacking the United States Marine Corps, calling the Marines, “uninvited and unwelcome intruders in the city. “The Berkeley City Council voted to condemn the Marines on Tuesday night (January 29th) as part of a campaign by anti-war activists [...]

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[Editor's Note: A former Air Force officer who spent more than three years on Okinawa, I shared the island -- one-third the size of Rhode Island -- with tens of thousands of Marines and about 1.2 million Japanese hosts. To this day, I carry many memories of the Marines I met and befriended there. Below [...]

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In an article today, Nathaniel R. Helms provides insight into the ongoing Article 32 hearing of Marine Lt. Col. Jeffrey R. Chessani. Among other things, Helms exposes the selfishness of some 1st Marine Regiment senior general officers in a piece that begins this way: Evidence currently before Lt. Gen J. N. Mattis reveals that senior [...]

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UPDATE: On Tuesday, I wrote a post about Bill Barnes, the 72-year-old former Marine who took matters into his own hands when confronted by a would-be pickpocket inside a Grand Rapids, Mich., convenience store. Below, I offer an in-store video clip of the incident! Check it out, then share it with the world. It’s good [...]

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Below is the text of a news release from the Thomas More Law Center that speaks for itself. Bob McCarty Writes encourages you to do what you can to support this Marine. Marine Commander Faces Politically Charged “Haditha” Prosecution; Thomas More Law Center Joins Defense Team Tue, Mar 6, 2007 ANN ARBOR, MI – The [...]

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