Author: MYLIFE

Summer of '76

The shorthand version of history will remember Gerald Ford as the “accidental president” (no pun intended), the only man elevated to the nation’s highest office without being elected. Such assessments…

Faulty Analysis

South Korea’s Defense Ministry has released its biennial report on North Korean military power. In many respects, it’s a disturbing document, a reminder of how much the hermit kingdom spends…

Poll Numbers

As the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq passes 3,000, the Gannett-owned “Military Times” newspapers are out with their annual survey of members of the armed services, which (at…

Loose Lips Name Ships

Speaking at Gerald Ford’s final memorial service yesterday, former Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld let slip a little secret: the Navy’s next aircraft carrier will be named for the nation’s 38th…