As a forward observer ancient enough to have covered the Vietnam War from the field and from Washington, I see President Obama the pragmatist winning out over President Obama the egotist in taking his ...

During World War II, the Canadian army fighting in Europe had a joke: the army consisted of a forward observer with a radio to call in the artillery, while everyone else was there just to be his ...

As your forward observer on things military, I see President Obama being confronted in Afghanistan with the same hard choice that confronted President Richard Nixon in Vietnam: Send in more U. S.

The mountains surrounding Fort Sill rumbled and buzzed with the sounds of artillery, helicopters and bombers to give soldiers and Marines the opportunity to experience combat situations in the safety ...

The U.S. embassy in Bonn is one of the most exacting and sensitive posts in the diplomatic service. The ambassador must function both as a striped-trousered forward observer, peering over the Iron ...