From my speech at the Kerry Lied Rally, 9-12-04:
I want you to know, some of us never questioned the character of the Vietnam veteran. You are the protectors -- the heroes from everyday America who answered your country’s call. And you’ve earned your right to speak, even 35 years later.
Those of us lucky enough to know this new generation of warriors understand they’ve been strengthened by the sacrifices you all made both in Vietnam and later. It’s their reverence for your sacred honor, DESPITE the John Kerrys of the world, that calls them to duty. Their clarity was forged by images of 9-11. But their courage is inspired by you -- Laura Bartholomew Armstrong, 9-12-04.
Read the speech at:
http://powerlineblog.com/archives/008229.php
and http://powerlineblog.com/archives/008232.php
We'll work no matter how long it takes, to abolish the myths that our fathers died for a big nothing, and to shed light on traitors like John Kerry.
One of the many results of America pulling out of Vietnam, due to US public opinion created by the MSM, is something I've always had a hard time realizing and our media TOTALLY ignored it. The slaughter of S Vietnamese... it's as if they didn't ever exist at all. Hundreds of thousands just slaughtered. And... after all they had been through... the vets knew it and could do nothing. They were being sent home... to a sometimes hostile reception by spitting nitwits who would eventually become college professors. Ah..America.