I am dismayed by this tactic.
Kerry’s record as a Senator is fair game.
But Kerry’s testimony to Congress is not. The man went over there in uniform, in a place where people were shooting at him. He did his duty. If ANYONE is entitled to come home and speak to lawmakers about the wisdom of our Vietnam policy, it’s a guy like John Kerry. He EARNED THE RIGHT. I’m not talking about his medals - I’m talking about wearing the uniform and being in the jungle. I don’t care if it was for four days or four weeks or four months or four years. He did his job. He didn’t portest and dodge a draft. He didn’t defer. He didn’t join the Coasties. He put on the uniform and did his freakin job.
That’s it, as far as I am concerned. Case closed.
- Rick
(No disrespect intended to the brave men and women of the Coast Guard – they had a necessary job and some of them did get activated in sent to 'Nam. And no disrespect intended to the recipients of deferments – they were there for a reason and those were the rules. It was perfectly honorable to take a deferment or wear a CG uniform.)