Some of My Heroes Were Captured

The Offensive Boat. Public domain photo by U.S. Navy

An Apology to the Crew of the USS John S. McCain

I was a mere enlisted man, a military nobody in spite of my security clearance. But this nobody wishes to be among the first to apologize to the military nobodies who are assigned to crew the USS John S. McCain.

The ship was named to honor the grandfather and the father of the recently deceased senator…