[Rome2000]

Kerry was on Vietnamese soil for a whole 16 weeks.

Even Algore was there longer.

[EGPWS]

Even Algore was there longer.

It just took him longer to use Vietnam to build on his scheming political future.

[middie]

What does the 16 week comment mean? Two/ 2-man crews who were squadron mates of mine were in that garden spot never seen by the President, Vice-Pres. or anyone else in the administration, except Gen. Powell, managed to stay there only a few weeks. One lasted 5 weeks and the other 9 weeks. Three of the four were sent home in flag-draped coffins and the fourth man has, since early 1966, exchanged his flight suit for a wheel chair. Do we castigate those gentlemen by telling their families (and the children of two) that their service was unworthy because they were not there long enough? I've seen stupid comments on this---all too often. But that one must go to the top of the list