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Forty-five years ago today I was in Vietnam going into and coming out of Khe Sanh in what was then known as I-Corps. It was a Marine stronghold not far from the North Vietnamese border and constantly under attack from the opposing forces. I was not certain at that moment that I would survive Continue reading Vietnam and a Son Remembered Like many of you Vietnam was part of my life. I was there as a young journalist and when I came home it was to cover protests, not parades, criticisms not commendations, and critiques not a thank you for wearing the uniform of American’s fighting forces Yesterday was an acknowledgment of that service to Continue reading Vietnam Veterans Day Here’s the bulletin from the Washington Post yesterday afternoon. “President Obama traveled to Dover Air Force Base by helicopter on Tuesday to pay his respects to the 30 U.S. troops who were killed Saturday when their Chinook helicopter crashed in Afghanistan. The president canceled a scheduled appearance in Northern Virginia to be present for Continue reading A Sad Day I often come to this point in the day before I choose what to post and I have nothing in mind. So what I do is let my conscious mind go blank and see what results. Done. Above my desk is an old photo I took while covering the war in Continue reading Vietnam Kid
My former profession is guilty again of limited interest and giving short shrift to an on-going story of emotional import and national honor.
You may recall a number of years ago the images of coffins from the war were banned from our nightly television screens by the Continue reading War Coffins
What a day today is! On this day: President Obama has more meetings in Russia. He did sign an agreement in principle to cut each nuclear arsenal by one quarter. The media, seemingly all the media, will broadcast the memorial service of pop star Michael Jackson. I Continue reading Tuesday There are many reasons to get involved in this year’s elections and the reasons have nothing to do with politics or propositions or personalities. The reasons are citizen warriors, ordinary people with names. All were killed in action. Today they are tearful memories for some and just names to others, but they were the Continue reading Reasons |
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The Sanford Surprise
Many people are surprised that disgraced Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina won a special election seat to congress.
Political comebacks remind me of Richard Nixon.
I was a White House correspondent when Richard Nixon became President. Even before Watergate, it was turbulent presidency. There was the Vietnam war, the moratorium marches and Kent
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