Bob McCarty Writes

So what if he starred in Steven Spielberg’s 1998 blockbuster, “Saving Private Ryan.” It’s time to evict Tom Hanks from the Ranger Hall of Fame. An excerpt from a recent Los Angeles Times article, ‘The Pacific’s’ Tom Hanks: The right wing’s new boogeyman, makes the case clearly about the actor who, while busily pimping “The [...]

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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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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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