This is a military family. William McRaven walked in the shadow of his father and become an officer in the USA military. Military families are the backbone of this country. The McRaven family don't put themselves first, they put the security of their country first.
It is so difficult to thank these families enough. We provide metals for their military members bravery. William McRaven received many metals including Defense Distinguished Service Medal three times, the Defense Superior Service Medal two times, Legion of Merit Medal two times and Bronze Star Medal two times.
William McRaven has been a great American. He never wavered and always loved the country he served. By every measure, the USA has a great man that protected this country.
I appreciate him and his father and his mother and siblings and wife and children that shared him all these many years. The USA has a debt to these families and they are never to be defamed or blamed for the inadequacies of a pathetic president.
When William McRaven comes forward to criticise the President of the USA about a flaw in the way he talks about the media of this country, that President needs to pay attention to a man that is a member of a family that guaranteed in the year 2016 there was a country Mr. Trump could run as a political candidate and win. The McRaven family has insured the status of this country. There are no words that can touch their love of this country.
President Trump will never apologize to Admiral McRaven, but, I will. I apologize to him for a President that does not appreciate the country or the military or the families dedicated to the defense of the country. President Trump doesn't have the character or dignity or bravery Admiral McRaven has born within his character.
It is so difficult to thank these families enough. We provide metals for their military members bravery. William McRaven received many metals including Defense Distinguished Service Medal three times, the Defense Superior Service Medal two times, Legion of Merit Medal two times and Bronze Star Medal two times.
William McRaven has been a great American. He never wavered and always loved the country he served. By every measure, the USA has a great man that protected this country.
I appreciate him and his father and his mother and siblings and wife and children that shared him all these many years. The USA has a debt to these families and they are never to be defamed or blamed for the inadequacies of a pathetic president.
When William McRaven comes forward to criticise the President of the USA about a flaw in the way he talks about the media of this country, that President needs to pay attention to a man that is a member of a family that guaranteed in the year 2016 there was a country Mr. Trump could run as a political candidate and win. The McRaven family has insured the status of this country. There are no words that can touch their love of this country.
President Trump will never apologize to Admiral McRaven, but, I will. I apologize to him for a President that does not appreciate the country or the military or the families dedicated to the defense of the country. President Trump doesn't have the character or dignity or bravery Admiral McRaven has born within his character.
I thank Admiral McRaven for his incredible service and finally bringing a dangerous terrorist leader to his end and a final justice to the people of the USA. This country will always be grateful and the act by Admiral McRaven to defend the USA media will never be forgotten. Unfortunately, the USA media has no medal to provide to Admiral McRaven at least that I know of. Someone had to set the record straight and his impression on this issue cannot be understated. I expect to hear from him anytime he feels compelled to further defend this country beyond the service he provided all those years.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Colonel Claude C. "Mac" McRaven (click here), 89, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2007. Mac, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Claude McRaven, was born in E. St. Louis, III and raised in Portageville, MO., along with his sister, Corrine and brother Al. In high school he lettered in track, baseball, basketball and football and became a hometown legend. Football, however, was his passion and it wasn't long before college scouts recognized his talent. Mac received a scholarship to Murray State Teachers College in Kentucky where he broke school records in running and receiving and was nicknamed "Sea Biscuit" after the famous race horse. After college Bullet Bill McRaven was signed to a "lucrative" deal with the Cleveland Rams. He made $100 a game. To supplement this whopping income, he did Wheaties commercials, taught tennis, and was known to win a hand or two of poker. When World War II broke out, Mac and five of his football buddies drove to California and signed up with the Army Air Corps. He was sent to flight training at Brooke Field, San Antonio where he graduated in Flying Class 42 A. Shortly after graduation Mac was assigned to the 31st Pursuit Group in England where he flew British Spitfires in support of cross channel bomber missions. He also saw combat in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. His decorations included the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 12 Oak Leaf Clusters, and four European Campaign medals. Following the war, Mac was stationed in Victoria, Texas where on a blind date he met and eventually married Anna Elizabeth Long, from Grapeland, Texas. They had three children; Marianna, Nan and Bill, Anna and Mac were married 40 years, traveled the world and lived a very exciting life. Mac served in Formosa, France, and several stateside assignment eventually retiring in 1967 from Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, the city in which his career had begun 26 years earlier. Mac worked a brief time for the San Antonio's Model Cities Program and then became the City's Labor Relations Negotiator. A cool hand under pressure, Mac was known for his ability to negotiate firmly and fairly with the local Police and Firefighters. After a particularly contentious round of negotiations, a union official was heard to comment. "I wouldn't want to play cards with Mac. He's got too good a poker face."...
Published in Express-News from May 16 to May 17, 2007is
