Bob McCarty Writes

I firmly believe that surviving veterans of World War II would be jubilant to read the headline shown in the doctored photo above:  OBAMA QUITS. Seriously though, I salute all who’ve worn the uniform of their country on this day we commemorate the sacrifices made at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.

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One of the most popular stories about members of the “Greatest Generation” is that of “The Fighting Sullivans” who died aboard the U.S.S. Juneau during the Battle of Guadalcanal.  That story is heroic, in part, because it has to do with five brothers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country during World War II. [...]

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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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Make plans to attend the Midwest gathering of the 9-12 Movement Sunday, Sept. 12, at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. If you need to be reminded of the many reasons why you need to attend the event — hosted by the St. Louis Tea Party and others — and why Americans like you must [...]

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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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Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Bill Mauldin today received one of the nation’s highest honors in being featured on a U.S. postage stamp. The 44-cents stamp was dedicated at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe, N.M., and goes on sale nationwide today. During World War II, Mauldin’s cartoons, appearing in Stars and Stripes, made [...]

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A rally Saturday afternoon will mark the one-year anniversary of an anti-socialism movement launched by Janet Allquist. Scheduled to begin at noon at the intersection of Highways K and N in the St. Louis suburb of O’Fallon, Mo., the rally is sponsored by the K-and-N Patriots, a nonprofit group that evolved out of Allquist’s vision [...]

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