Jack Dragoni
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Jack Dragoni attended Boston College and served in the U.S. Army in Berlin and Vietnam. He resides in Chaffee, Missouri.
OpinionNovember 23, 2018
Mayflower CompactMost of us have probably not even thought about the Mayflower Compact since elementary school. The Compact was the document drawn up by the passengers on the ship "Mayflower" after it reached what was to become the colony of Plymouth. The voyage of the "Mayflower" ...OpinionNovember 15, 2018
Courage in the midst of disasterI was trying to pick a subject for this week's column while sitting in front of the television when a news item was covered with video. The shocking pictures of brave men and women standing firm as they protected civilians were amazing, and the pictures made me pro...OpinionNovember 8, 2018
Protect and defendAll federal employees swear an oath of office when they assume a position with the federal government. This includes elected employees, members of the military, hired career, and appointed employees of the federal government.
While there are slight differences in ...OpinionNovember 1, 2018
We are better than these hateful actionsAnyone who has paid any attention to the news over the last three weeks knows about the attempted assassination of two ex-presidents, plus numerous Democrats and supporters as well as CNN with letter bombs. We also watched the reports of the massacre of 11 Jews in ...OpinionOctober 25, 2018
Cold War reduxAs this column is being written, national security advisor John Bolton is in Moscow discussing with Russian officials the statement by President Trump that the United States will be withdrawing from the nuclear treaties limiting medium range nuclear weapons. When P...OpinionOctober 18, 2018
Goodwin points to presidential traits in new bookDr. Doris Kearns Goodwin is a historian, professor at Harvard, and an award-winning author. Her writings have, for the most part, been biographical about several presidents. Perhaps the most famous of her books is "A Team of Rivals" about Lincoln and his cabinet. ....OpinionOctober 11, 2018
Military recruitment increasingly difficultWhen President Lincoln and Congress decided to draft young men for military service during the Civil War the public reaction produced riots in several cities. Despite public opposition, the need for men to replace those killed or wounded meant that conscription wou...OpinionOctober 4, 2018
Medic deservingly receives Medal of HonorI have written before about the number of medics/corpsmen who have been awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery "above and beyond" what would be considered their duty. Battlefield medics brave enemy fire to get to the wounded. Obviously, their goal is to provide med...OpinionSeptember 27, 2018
The National MemoryAs time passes and those who served in the military pass away, the national memory of every war fades. Future generations will no longer remember the names of places nor will they know how or where Americans fought and died. The veterans of these past wars are the ...OpinionSeptember 20, 2018
Broken soldiersTechnological developments are often prompted by military needs during war or war planning. History shows that there have been instances where the U.S. has had to face adversaries who have made advances in the development of weapons, aircraft, naval forces, defensi...Advertisement
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