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A Soft Slush Is A-Gonna Slush May. 29, 2020
I remember the days when the folk singers said a hard rain was a-gonna fall, and a hard wind was a-g... Read More
Valentines to Our Troops Jan. 05, 2020
Dear Annie. My former boyfriend has a wife in the Philippines. He used to sometimes say, "Oh, stay w... Read More
Letterbox Is Empty This Year Dec. 20, 2019
Dear Annie: It's time to send out my annual Christmas cards to family and friends, a tradition I hav... Read More
Remembering Veterans Is Not Enough Nov. 15, 2019
As we close the books on Veterans Day 2019, I cannot help but search for a message that will resonat... Read More
Storming Ashore on the Carpet Oct. 28, 2019
Lives there a legislator inside whose timid breast there does not beat the heart of a lion? You may ... Read More
'Trooper' Trope Troubles Troupers Aug. 14, 2019
Q: The lead character in the comic strip "Rex Morgan, M.D." recently referred to someone as a "real ... Read More
Military Roles Don't Distinguish Between the Sexes; Neither Should the Draft Mar. 05, 2019
With greater equality comes greater responsibility. That's essentially what a federal judge said in ... Read More
Why We Lost the Afghan War (Again) Feb. 01, 2019
Dec. 11, 2001: Three months after 9/11, two months after George W. Bush ordered bombs to begin raini... Read More
A Poetic Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2018
Dear Readers: In honor of Veterans Day, here is one of our favorite pieces, written by John Alton Ro... Read More
US Military Has a Management Problem Oct. 23, 2018
The U.S. armed forces are good at many things, but conspicuously bad at managing talent. As a result... Read More
The Art of the Korean Deal Aug. 13, 2018
North Korea got to keep its nuclear missiles. American got 55 boxes of bones. Shrewd. Apparently, No... Read More
Presidents Are Reckless With Soldiers' Lives Oct. 25, 2017
The widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, one of four U.S. soldiers killed in Niger on October 4, says she... Read More
Don't Paint President Bush in Rose Colors Mar. 17, 2017
WASHINGTON — On a fresh March day, snow on the ground, here comes George W. Bush as the painte... Read More
Stand With Our Soldiers Sep. 01, 2016
Dear Annie: I am a small-business owner with two small children. My husband is stationed in Iraq. I... Read More
Who Dies for America? Aug. 08, 2016
The young man on whose grave the nation dances had the last name Khan. Not Cohen. Not Cohan. Cohen i... Read More
Not All US Muslim Soldiers Are Equal Aug. 03, 2016
Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient Captain Humayun Khan died heroically. But his exceptional cou... Read More
Obama's 'All-Hands-on-Deck' Won't Save VA Jun. 17, 2016
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health care is broken under President Barack Obama's watch, desp... Read More
Coming Home a Changed Man Apr. 02, 2016
Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Too Little, Too Late," whose Vietnam vet husband is robotic and ... Read More
Should Women be Required to Register for the Draft? Feb. 09, 2016
Not everyone embraces the idea of women serving in military combat roles, particularly some Republic... Read More
Blacks and the Confederacy Jan. 20, 2016
Last July, Anthony Hervey, an outspoken black advocate for the Confederate flag, was killed in a car... Read More
