Remembering Bud McFarlane: A Marine From Beginning to End

When the national press reported Friday night the death of Robert “Bud” McFarlane, the lead in stories of the Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who served as Ronald Reagan’s National Security Advisor was universal: McFarlane (who was 85 at the time of his death) was a figure…When the national press reported Friday night the death of Robert “Bud” McFarlane, the lead in stories of the Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who served as Ronald Reagan’s National Security Advisor was universal: McFarlane (who was 85 at the time of his death) was a figure…