Tag: Vietnam War

The Politicization of Epidemics

My grandsons came for a visit. We have not seen them in six too long months. Not since Christmas. Not since the worldwide pandemic took over our lives. My daughter called before arriving: "Should we wear masks?" "Yes," I said without any hesitation whatsoever. Her[..]
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29 06 , 2020 1 Comment
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As a Black Man Thinks: I, too, am America

Editor's note: Meet my friend Ralph Mitchell. Ralph and I grew up in the same segregated Southern town in military families and both had our lives impacted by the war in Vietnam. Ralph is a veteran, a Lt. Col. in the U.S. Army Reserves. He[..]
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30 05 , 2020 4 Comments
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A prayer for the Mueller Hearings

It is not lost on me that the Robert Mueller hearings are taking place on the anniversary of my father's death in Vietnam. I heard an interview with Former FBI director James Comey in which he admitted that he never expected to be fired, and[..]
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24 07 , 2019 2 Comments
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The Abortion I Don’t Regret

There are things I regret as I look back over my life, having an abortion is no longer one of them. This month marks the 45th anniversary of the day I checked into the Medical Center in my hometown of Columbus, Georgia, for a three[..]
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23 01 , 2019 5 Comments
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Flying UN Flag for the 4th: Gold Star daughter explains

I had an opportunity recently to go around the neighborhood and meet my neighbors. We are all new here. I met a nurse from Texas, a soldier from Portland, a retired life flight fella who is Jewish, an immigrant from Germany, two moms of toddlers.[..]
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27 06 , 2018 6 Comments
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A Message for Stoneman Douglas Students

I told Tim last night that if the students from Parkland go to march in DC I want to be there with them. When my father died in Vietnam I was only nine, which was old actually. I have friends who are visiting Vietnam this[..]
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19 02 , 2018 5 Comments
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Looking to Unseat Rep. Greg Walden: Jim Crary

Democrat Jim Crary is not the only person looking to unseat Representative Greg Walden (Or-R) come November. There's handful of folks, women and men, hoping to take the top spot in the upcoming primary, but Crary has an edge others don't - he was on[..]
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02 02 , 2018 2 Comments
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Gold Star Families: Making a President Look More Presidential

There are these documents most every Gold Star family has stashed somewhere. The signatures on those documents change from era to era, but the White House seal, it stays the same. The ones I have are over 50 years old now. They belonged to my mother[..]
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01 03 , 2017 12 Comments
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About that Redneck Militia

Here's what the rest of the nation doesn't understand about Oregon and the way Oregonians handle things - they are a very tolerant lot. Not a self-righteous bone in the whole lot of them. Seriously. Nothing ruffles their feathers, unless it's an Endangered Spotted Owl,[..]
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06 01 , 2016 2 Comments
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