General Patton

This Memorial Day: Listen

Ben Patton | Posted 05.25.2012

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Ben Patton

Many of the men and women in uniform returning to civilian communities in the next few years will be largely isolated from those they once fought alongside, or other veterans who might understand. This, my father and grandfather would have easily understood.

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What Would General Patton Do In Iraq and Afghanistan?

Ben Patton | Posted 05.21.2012

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Ben Patton

I work with veterans all the time, and one question invariably comes up: How do I think my grandfather, WWII general George S. Patton Jr., would have done in Afghanistan and Iraq?

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Emily Heinz

WWII Vet, 94, Gets Wish Of A Lifetime Granted

HuffingtonPost.com | Emily Heinz | Posted 01.11.2012

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Russell Taylor and his wife, Odile, said "I do" on the Cannes Riviera in France 66 years ago. Though a seemingly idyllic beginning to any marriage, th...

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Ryan Grim

Top Republican Compares Boehner To Eisenhower

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Boehner is Dwight Eisenhower. Eric Cantor is Omar Bradley. And Joe Barton is George Patton. That's according to a presentation that Barton plans ...

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McChrystal Clear: When Warriors Are Faced With Politics

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reese Schonfeld

General McChrystal needed a way out of what was becoming for him an unbearable burden: the conflict between the best interests of his country and the best interests of the soldiers who served under him.

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For Memorial Day, the Best War Movies Ever

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

These special movies not only recreate the horror of combat, but also portray the human toll war takes beyond those who fall on the field of battle.

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Remembering Patton's Liberators

Craig Crawford | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craig Crawford

This Veterans Day is a fine time to visit Soapbox Alert and help urge formal recognition for some WWII soldiers who liberated a prison camp.

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John McCain Hands the Democrats a Gift

Matt Littman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Littman

McCain makes fun of Obama for being a celebrity -- McCain just pulled off the political equivalent of Britney Spears' wedding to Jason Alexander.

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