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Last week my husband and I were fortunate enough to spend some time with former President George H. W. Bush and Mrs....
The New GI Bill
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About KT
Kathleen Troia “KT” McFarland is a national security commentator and columnist who appears
weekly on a number of TV, online and national radio programs. Ms. McFarland held national
security posts in the Nixon, Ford and Reagan Administrations, and received the Defense
Department’s highest civilian award. She ran was a Republican candidate for the US Senate
from New York in 2006. Read more about KT.