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Allen Hill, a Vietnam War veteran from Festus, is leery of the real reason the United States is ending its military operations in Iraq.President Barack…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 22, 2010 - The off-year elections are looming and, fairly or not, they figure to be a referendum…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 17, 2010 - The quote accompanying this column is properly attributed to Rudyard Kipling. I first…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 4, 2010 - Missouri state Rep. Maria Chappelle-Nadal reports that she has arrived safely in Iraq…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 29, 2009 - A close friend of mine was recently diagnosed with leukemia. According to the VA, his…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: August 7, 2008 - The military panel of six officers deliberated for about an hour before returning…
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This post first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: July 30, 2008 - To the extent that the first casualty of war is truth, it follows that its next victim…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: July 28, 2008 - I arrived back in St. Louis from Iraq on Wednesday night (July 23) after three…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: July 21, 2008- I realized yesterday that I take grass for granted. Everything is so dry and brown…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: July 17, 2008 - Time is going too fast. Tuesday afternoon I visited a mosque for the first time just…