[My Dog Likes Me]

Hey! I voted for Gov. Weld over Kerry when Weld ran for Kerry's senate seat years ago. I'm just trying to be objective.

For a young Kerry to disagree with the U.S. policy in Vietnam, but STILL join the Navy right out of Yale says something important about his character. Please remember the phrase "My country, right or wrong.." He didn't go to grad school or otherwise run.

As for the Purple Hearts, I recall a line in Lt Col David Hackworth's book "About Face." I don't have it in front of me, but Hack wrote that after he received his third PH, the Army wanted to reassign him. This was apparently DoD policy at the time. Hack managed to avoid reassignment somehow, but it wasn't easy. And he was a field grade officer at the time. A junior officer like Kerry wouldn't really have a choice but to leave, as per policy.

I, like many of you, find it hard to put Kerry in a comfortable HE HATE ME category, like I could Clinton (with his "I loath the military" letter to a ROTC officer).

I simply cannot figure out John Forbes Kerry-Kohn. I do know that he is a war hero. And you can't take that away from him.

[armymarinemom]

If you don't "get" Kerry by now you probably never will. What he did after his service is not the actions of a man fit for commander of our armed services. Our military had a hard time living through the Clinton years and it sure doen't deserve the abuse that kerry would heap upon it.

[MEG33]

Timothy Mc Veigh was a soldier who fought in Desert 1.

[MEG33]

Read the history.Kerry did ask to be released early.

[Jaxter]

Real heroes don't go around bragging about their war record. Kerry reminds me of those pathetic creeps that hang around the Wall wearing old fatigues with medals all over them. Most of them were never in the military, let alone Vietnam. Kerry didn't become antiwar until long after he returned early (4 months) from Vietnam. He requested that he be sent home early after receiving 3 very minor wounds, two of which could have easily been self afflicted. I say again, the man is scum.