Jules Crittenden writes As we speak, mild-looking old men are limping through airports all over the United States. Each wears a black Stetson cavalry hat, and each is making his way to, of all places, Boise, Idaho. If their fellow travelers ever knew… Ed “Too-Tall” Freeman, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor for his [...]
There were less than 15 US military deaths in Iraq during the entire month of July 2008. Can you point to one major newspaper that covered this in the same fashion in which they covered our more violent months? I can’t.
Major General William Troy writes in today’s Washington Post about serving as the General Officer assigned to funeral duty several times over the last few years: My funeral duty has taught me a lot. The cynicism with which some people view politicians doesn’t square with what I’ve seen. Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Mike Gregoire, [...]