Bob McCarty Writes

In a 60-second radio spot for the Our Country Deserves Better political action committee, Deborah Johns slams Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.). Why?  Because the mother of a Marine who served proudly in the Global War on Terror doesn’t appreciate the Senate Majority Leader attacking our troops, undercutting their missions and trying to cut off [...]

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Since the dawn of time, soldiers have returned home from foreign battlefields carrying souvenirs to serve as reminders of where they fought and many of their fellow soldiers died.  Most recently, some American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines have returned home from deployments to the Middle East and Southwest Asia carrying Afghan “battle carpets.”

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Having spent more than three years as an Air Force officer living and working just a few miles down the road from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on the island of Okinawa, I have a lot of respect for Marines.  Combine that respect with my love of high-performance aircraft, and I simply [...]

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By Cpl. James M. Mercure
FARAH PROVINCE, Afghanistan — In the city of Shewan, approximately 250 insurgents ambushed 30 Marines and paid a heavy price for it.
Shewan has historically been a safe haven for insurgents, who used to plan and stage attacks against Coalition Forces in the Bala Baluk district.
The city is home to [...]

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It’s no wonder Barack Obama chose not to visit U.S. troops at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany during his European tour three months ago.  A Military Times survey of nearly 4,300 readers indicates Republican John McCain enjoys overwhelming support from the military’s professional core.
McCain handily defeated Democrat Barack Obama 68 percent to 23 percent [...]

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