Achieve the Honorable: A Missouri Congressman's Journey from Warm Springs to Washington

Contents

ix Contents A Note xi Acknowledgments xiii — A Wreck in Iraq 1 Roots 4 A Sound from the Sky 7 Polio and Warm Springs 11 Finishing Third, and Winning 20 Dad 25 College Years 31 The Law, Dewey, and Gene 37 Susie 43 Mr. Truman 47 Memorable Courtroom Moments 51 Back into Politics 53 Building a More Effective Military 65 Missouri and the Military 82 Into a New World 86 Attack on America 103 Chairman 114 Tuesday Tsunami of 2010 131 One Last Veterans Day Salute 140 c o n t e n t s x Into the Future 147 Epilogue 153 — Appendixes A. My Strong Right Arm 157 B. My National Security Book List 165 C. “Tree Honors Skelton’s Wife,” October 21, 2005 167 D. Letter to the President regarding Iraq 169 E. Brother Boone’s Marriage Service 173 — Index 175 Galleries of illustrations follow pages 50 and 102 ...