Bob McCarty Writes

While serving as an Air Force officer in Japan 20 years ago, I had the privilege of seeing Lee Greenwood perform his hit song, “God Bless the USA,” at Kadena Air Base on the island of Okinawa.  Though I will always appreciate the original lyrics to the song, I recently concluded that they needed an [...]

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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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I had the privilege 20 years ago of working for Brig. Gen. Ralph T. Browning, a man who spent nearly seven years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.  Through working for him, I feel like I know something about the character of John McCain.

At the time, General Browning was commander of the 313th [...]

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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 [...]

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After reading an article, Military Fears ‘Unknown Quantity, in the Washington Times today, I’m saddened to report that a man I once respected and admired seems to have succumbed to “Obamamania” and thrown his support behind Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama.
That man is retired Air Force Gen. Merrill McPeak. He is described in the [...]

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