Politician stoops to slurs about opponent’s proven combat record

Updated on Monday, June 7, 2010 at 12:01PM by Kay B. Day, Editor

TUSR editor Kay B. Day said, "The Republican power structure in South Carolina has once again caused us to lift our eyebrows and wonder what in the hell they are thinking in the Palmetto State."

by Chris Carter

Bill Connor has a solid record of military service. Connor is running in the Primary for Lt. Governor of South Carolina.Of all the dirty campaign tricks available to politicians, a candidate for South Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor has used perhaps one of the dirtiest.

While other candidates are “misrepresenting” their military service in order to advance their campaigns, Larry Richter was willing to drop to the level of denigrating the proven combat record of primary opponent Bill Connor, who served in Afghanistan.

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Medal of Honor recipient Lewis Millett, hero of Battle of Bayonet Hill, passes

by Chris Carter
Capt. Louis L. Millett, 88, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Nov. 14 in Loma Linda, Calif.[Photo from Crushing Chris}
In 1940, Lewis L. "Red" Millett, a 17 year old native of Mechanic Falls, Maine, dropped out of high school and joined the Army Air Corps in order to fight the increasing fascist threat in Europe. But when President Roosevelt stated that the U.S. would not be entering the war, Millett decided to pack his bags and head to Canada - not to avoid combat, but to seek it out as part of the Canadian army. He was sent to London where he served as an anti-aircraft gunner during the Nazi's "Blitz" bombing campaign.

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A salute to Lt. Col. Smith

Lt. Col. W. Thomas Smith, Jr., has often answered questions for The US Report when we need a military expert. Smith was recently promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Joint Services Detachment of the SC Military Dept. The ceremony was conducted Feb. 21 at SC National Guard Headquarters in the capital city of Columbia. Among the distinguished guests was Medal of Honor recipient Col. Charles Murray who presented Smith with an autographed copy of ‘Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty’ by Peter Collier and Nick Del Calzo.

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