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What’s best for America and its military
Commentary, Local Columnists
ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. Special to Olean Times Herald 
February 14, 2025
My military service saw my allegiance to six different presidents over almost 40 years in uniform. I didn’t always agree with them or align with any p...
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The crossed paths of Irish and Black American heritage
Commentary, Daily Headlines, Local Columnists, ...
ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. Special to Olean Times Herald 
March 22, 2024
Irish American Heritage Month follows African American History Month on the American history calendar. African American history celebrated in February...
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Second and third order effects for civil rights
Local Columnists, Opinion
ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. Special to Olean Times Herald 
February 26, 2023
The United States military has always been a test bed for social policies in American society. Regardless of the political or social climate throughou...
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Son of the father: Never forgetting
Local Columnists, Opinion
ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. Special to Olean Times Herald 
July 31, 2022
I met John LaFever of Cuba at a local festival a few years ago. He and his wife Cathie were volunteering in support of a local veteran’s organization....
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Desert Storm and the power of prayer
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News
ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. Special to Olean Times Herald 
April 8, 2022
I was a U.S. Army captain during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Deployed as part of a military police, unit of the Michigan Army National Guar...
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In face of evil, right is always right
Local Columnists, Opinion
ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. Special to Olean Times Herald 
March 23, 2022
With the situation in Ukraine unfolding every day, not a day goes by that someone doesn’t ask my opinion as a retired U.S. Army general officer. It’s ...
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Remembering our history, embracing our collective future
Allegany County News, News
ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. Special to Olean Times Herald 
January 15, 2022
On Dec. 7, a man I met when he was 94 years young returned to Pearl Harbor to be honored as one of the last surviving military personnel present on th...
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