Vietnam War
March 30th, 2022
Our nation’s military servicemembers, both past and present, deserve to be honored for their sacrifices to our great nation. I am proud to join my community in recognizing the H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum for doing just that...
August 5th, 2016
In preparation for President Obama's upcoming state visit to Laos in September, I am calling on the President to discuss ongoing U.S.
April 29th, 2016
I disagreed with President Lyndon Baines Johnson on many issues, but I respected him for his efforts to prevent a Communist takeover of South Vietnam.
August 27th, 2014
Sixty years ago Saturday, the first C-130 “Hercules” took off in Burbank, California. Since 1954, Lockheed Martin has created more than 2500 of the planes, and more than half of those are still in operation.The “Hercules”...
June 27th, 2014
For many decades, The United States has been by far the most assertive and powerful force for freedom and against oppression on planet earth. That requires a cultural ethic of decency and a dynamic free economy that can...
October 22nd, 2018
The small rural Texas town of Eastland is the home of Clifton A. Horn who was born there 92 years ago on October 24th. After graduating from high school in 1943, he worked in the shipyards building destroyer escorts for the...
June 3rd, 2016
April 16, 1966. It was on this day 50 years ago, during my second tour in North Vietnam, that I took off on my 25th mission with the United States Air Force.
June 30th, 2015
If you haven’t seen the traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall, you will soon have that chance. The Wall will be coming to El Campo July 16-20, 2015, and will be set up behind Myatt Elementary School. A special Memorial Service...
July 7th, 2014
While watching the Megyn Kelly drilling of Bill Ayers, several thoughts popped into my mind. The first is how does a known terrorist and Marxist become an accepted part of the Chicago political establishment? Imagine the...