Osama bin Laden

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: The topic of heroism — and just what constitutes a hero — has engendered a good deal of recent…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 21, 2013 - Allow me to begin with a disclaimer: I am not now — nor have I ever been — a hero. I…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 24, 2013 - WASHINGTON – Waterboarding. “Stress positions.” Sexual humiliation. Bombardment with…

One of the most dramatic military stories of this young century is about the Navy Seal raid that killed Osama bin Laden, in May 2011.Host Don Marsh talks…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 22, 2011 - The e-mail arrived the way these things typically do -- unsolicited and without…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 19, 2011 - Much has been written of the monetary debt we've piled up for future generations. The…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 16, 2011 - WASHINGTON - While one of Missouri's U.S. senators viewed photos of Osama bin Laden's…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 12, 2011 - At one time or another, every reader has experienced the clang. You're perusing a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 3, 2011 - Army veteran Phillip Baldwin, who was seriously wounded in Afghanistan in June 2006,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 2, 2011 - "Hooray! And good riddance."Those were the reactions Monday of Betty Nelson of…