Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) ‘The GOP of Old’ William Kristol March 25, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 27 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: It fell to a freshman congressman, speaking at CPAC on the same day as Rand Paul, to tell some hard truths. “I know there is war weariness among the American people, […]
March 14, 2013 A Former POW on Vietnam, Four Decades Later I’ve made friendships with former enemies. A regret is that they don’t yet enjoy the freedoms Americans hold dear. By John McCain Forty years ago on March 14, my fellow prisoners of war in North Vietnam and I, dressed in cheap civilian clothes
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March 11, 2013 Yes, Defense Secretary Is a ‘Policy-Making Position’ Chuck Hagel might think otherwise, but I found that the job demanded involvement in the country’s direction. By MELVIN R. LAIRD Mr. Laird was secretary of defense (1969-73) and counselor to the president for domestic affairs (1973-74). He served nine terms as a Republican
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MAJOR GENERAL BORLING, FORMER VIETNAM POW AND AUTHOR OF ‘TAPS ON THE WALLS’ TELLS HIS STORY OF SURVIVAL Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
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February 24, 2013 On Keeping On By BILL KELLER WHEN I heard the story of John Borling’s poems, I thought of Samuel Johnson’s quip about a dog that walks on its hind legs: it doesn’t matter whether it is done well; the surprising thing is that it is done at all. Borling’s poems were
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Newly freed prisoners of war celebrate as their C-141A aircraft lifts off from Hanoi, North Vietnam, on Feb. 12, 1973, during Operation Homecoming. The mission included 54 C-141 flights between Feb. 12 and April 4, 1973, returning 591 POWs to American soil. (U.S. Air Force photo) Air Tech. Sgt. James R. Cook, who was
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December 7, 2012 John Kerry, Secretary of What? A vilifier of Vietnam vets taking over the Pentagon or the State Department would be astonishing. By SETH LIPSKY Mr. Lipsky, formerly a member of the Journal’s editorial board, covered combat in Vietnam for the GI daily Pacific Stars and Stripes. One of the curious—and admirable—things
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As told by Brig. General Steve Ritchie
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MEMORIAL DAY – REMEMBER OUR FALLEN JOHN MCCAIN – THE MEANING OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG FROM A VIETNAM POW
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