Bob McCarty Writes

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 the [...]

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Among the nearly 200 patriots participating in an anti-socialism rally Saturday afternoon in O’Fallon, Mo., was Bill, an 85-year-old veteran of World War II.  He shares his hopes and fears for the future — including a warning to Americans about being complacent — in the video above.
It marked the first time the former B-25 crew [...]

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An article in the Army Times today carried news about the dire financial situation in which the The National D-Day Memorial Foundation finds itself on the eve of the 65th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy:
Donations are down in the poor economy. The primary base of support — World War II veterans — is dying [...]

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I just posted a new video on YouTube that promotes My Father’s War Stories from World War II, a post I published Tuesday as a way to honor this Memorial Day all of those who paid the ultimate price in service to their country.

The stories were written by my father, a man who fought the [...]

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For the third consecutive year, I’ve chosen the days leading up to Memorial Day as appropriate for honoring all of those who paid the ultimate price in service to their country by publishing war stories written by my father, Ted, who served as a low-ranking enlisted man in the U.S. Army during World War II [...]

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