Bob McCarty Writes

The so-called “Occupy Wall Street” protests taking place in cities around the world are shallow and lack substance when compared to previous occupations.  In honor of veterans everywhere, I share photos of occupy movements from the 1940s that were worthwhile. Salute to all U.S. and Allied veterans! Note:  Photos courtesy Archives.gov. If you enjoy this [...]

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Each year as Veterans Day approaches, I share “My Father’s War Stories From World War II.” Written by my 86-year-old father, Ted, the stories first appeared in his self-published 1992 autobiography, Some Events in One Life: Mine!, and offer firsthand accounts based upon his time served as a low-ranking enlisted man in the U.S. Army [...]

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Every year on Memorial Day and Veterans Day, I share “My Father’s War Stories From World War II” as my small way of paying honor to those who’ve served and/or paid the ultimate price in service to their country.  Links to each of the 12 segments appear below.  Each is accompanied by a [...]

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This morning, I attended a Veterans Day assembly at the middle school not far from St. Louis where two of my three sons are students.  One of about two-dozen veterans in attendance, I did not expect to feel the emotions I felt today. Like most school assemblies of this nature, it featured the school band [...]

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For more than two hours every Saturday afternoon since April, an average of 200 anti-socialism protesters have carried signs and waved at passing motorists at the intersection of Highways K and N in O’Fallon, Mo. Among them are several veterans who’ve served their country during peacetime and war.  From World War II and Korea to [...]

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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 [...]

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My fellow veterans, I salute you on this Veterans Day. See also:  Veterans Day Special: ‘My Father’s War Stories’

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