Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ

July 31, 2015

Purple Hearts for Ft. Hood victims: Congress aims to right Obama administration wrong

Congress is passing legislation which makes eligible those killed and injured in the Fort Hood terrorist attack of 2009 to receive the Purple Heart.

July 16, 2015

How Vietnam, and the sacrifices made by our veterans, became personal for me

The movie tour stung at times. The vets were choked up. I was choked up.

July 15, 2015

The United States of America: The one essential, exceptional, indispensable nation

I’m proud to be an American because we have done something no other great nation in the history of the world has done – we have used our great power not to enslave others, but to enable them.

July 3, 2015

Sir Nicholas Winton: A hero who should always be remembered

The world lost Sir Nicholas this week. He was an uncommon hero not just by the nature of his noble deeds, but by the hero’s humility regarding recognition of his acts.

June 24, 2015

What makes me proud to be an American: The men and women of our uniformed services

A recent survey of U.S. Army members shows almost 50 percent of soldiers are unhappy in their service and more than half are pessimistic about the future of the military.

May 28, 2015

Navy gunner whose crew fired first US shots of World War II laid to rest

Alan Sanford, whose Naval crew fired the first American shot of World War II, was interred Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

May 16, 2015

Can a dog suffer from PTSD?

Judy, the English pointer heroine of my new book, "No Better Friend," suffered mightily as a prisoner of war (yes--a dog who was a POW) in the jungles of Sumatra during WWII.

May 7, 2015

Remembering my great uncle John Moloney, who died for his country

John Moloney’s story is one of 291,557.  That’s the number of Americans who were killed in combat during World War II.

May 7, 2015

Retired military dogs deserve a new leash on life

Today, military dogs are more important than ever in keeping our service men and women safe. With noses that are 100,000 times more sensitive than humans’ giving them an unparalleled ability to sniff out and detect weapons caches and Improvised Explosive Devices, it is estimated that each military working dog saves the lives of between 150-200 soldiers.

May 7, 2015

Unsung canine heroes: Dogs that deserve our thanks

I’ve been committed this year to raising awareness for working dogs. These unsung heroes perform lifesaving services in our hometowns every day – as guide and hearing dogs, law enforcement dogs, therapy dogs, service dogs, arson dogs and military dogs.