By Catherine McCarthy Even Xavier Alvarez’s lawyers admit he has trouble telling the truth. And he told some whoppers when running for local office in California. Like 29 years of service in the Marine Corps. That he won the Medal of Honor for rescuing the American Ambassador during the Iranian hostage crisis, and that he had been [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Stolen Valor:Truth Will Out
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Military Times, Stolen Valor, Supreme Court, veterans on February 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
FEAR FACTOR: 2012 Drawdown
Posted in ERB/Drawdown, Uncategorized, veterans issues, tagged economy, Employment, ERB, Force Shaping, Troop Reduction, veterans on February 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
By Catherine McCarthy A week ago, I had a surprise visit from a close friend. She and I had been through thick and thin when our husbands were stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, and we remain close to this day, even though our paths have taken us out of the service and on to different [...]
Giants, Patriots and TEAM USA!
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized, tagged patriotism, sports, Super Bowl XLVI, support the troops, USA on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Catherine McCarthy Sports is human life in microcosm. ~Howard Cosell Did you hear? There’s a big game this weekend. How big? It is estimated that 100+ million people will tune in to watch. Considering about 98% of that will be from inside the US, that works out to about 1/3 of the country. Close [...]
