Nate LaMar

2 weeks ago | indypolitics.org | Nate LaMar |Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

by Nate LaMarIn March, I made a business trip to Vietnam. This was my second visit, with the first having been in 2000. Vietnam was preparing for the 50th anniversary of the end of its war with the USA. Indeed, on April 30, 1975, Saigon fell to the Communist Viet Cong. Contrary to popular opinion, the famousphoto of people climbing stairs on a rooftop to board a helicopter was not the US embassy. Rather, this was atop an apartment building rented by the CIA, which a tour guide showed us.

2 months ago | indypolitics.org | Nate LaMar |Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

by Nate LaMarHaving served in Germany, Jordan, the Pentagon, and elsewhere, I saw firsthand what American strength looks like. I see it again today in the eyes of the young men and women I recruit for West Point. But I know what American weakness looks like, as well. We experienced it during President Joe Biden’s administration. His spineless leadership marked America’s retreat on the global stage and allowed our adversaries to rush into the breach.

Jan 15, 2025 | thecouriertimes.com | Nate LaMar

A few days ago, I ran into Jim Judy at Café Royal. He and I were colleagues at Draper. Previously he was Circulation Manager for The Courier-Times. This was back in the days when the Courier-Times had paper boys on foot, or on bicycles, in our towns, and rural paper deliverers who drove. It is sad that the days of paper boys are gone. It is even sadder that the Courier-Times now publishes only Wednesday and Saturday, with limited online articles.

Nov 12, 2024 | thecouriertimes.com | Nate LaMar

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Nov 10, 2024 | indypolitics.org | Nate LaMar |Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

by Nate LaMarMy great uncle, Loren Cleo Lovegrove, was known to me as “Uncle Cleo.” He was married to my great aunt, Lela June Padgett Lovegrove (my “Aunt June”). Uncle Cleo was born in Butlervillein 1935 and passed away in Muncie in early 2024. He dropped out of school and lied about his age in 1951 to join the Navy for the Korean War! He worked on helicopters and was discharged in 1955.