By Kitty O Neal, News 93.1 KFBK
Jan 26, 2021
David Bellavia addresses soldiers from the Iowa National Guard in August 2008. (Photo courtesy of David Bellavia)
Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas presents David Bellavia a jersey before a game, November 2007. (Photo courtesy of David Bellavia)
Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia was born, Nov. 10, 1975, in Buffalo, New York. The son of a successful dentist and the youngest of four boys, Bellavia grew up in western New York and attended Lyndonville Central High School and Houghton Academy.
Following his high school graduation in 1994, Bellavia attended Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire, and the University at Buffalo, where he studied biology and theater before turning to the military.
My Turn: Should Donald Trump remain in the intelligence loop?
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Any election has the potential to create national security concerns. But two notable issues relating to national security have emerged following our presidential election as the United States approaches a transition in the White House.
The first deals with the
New York Times report about the significant financial debt that President Donald Trump and his businesses seem to own. The second is whether the president can be trusted with the classified information he has already received – and whether he should continue to be in the intelligence and security briefings after leaving office, as has historically been the norm.