American Heroes

PIERRE, S.D. — My son and I are on ground where one of my heroes — the legendary Joe Foss, U.S. Marine, America’s leading ace in aerial combat, Medal of Honor recipient, mentor and friend — once stood beside me….

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, I was an unwilling eyewitness to a dramatic political event, and it made me wonder where we are headed as a nation. More on that in a moment. First, a little background.

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Most of the 2,300 young Americans of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit missed all three of this year’s presidential debates. They were too busy fighting the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan to…

Donnie was formerly a policeman from Oxford, Miss., and joined the Army because he believed it was the honorable thing to do. Donnie left Jennifer, his wife of four years and two daughters, ages 3 and 5.

WASHINGTON — We’re now into the 10th month of an election year, and the so-called mainstream media are on the lookout for an “October surprise.” For those too young to remember, the term was coined by the…

WASHINGTON — The potentates on the Potomac have been so busy ranting about an imminent financial “catastrophe,” dissecting Sarah Palin’s debate debut and prognosticating John McCain’s political demise that other news…