[BigWaveBetty]

GWB getting a wonderful response from Natl. Guard Conf.! A really big response when he said he was proud to be a member of the Guard. :-)

[mountaineer]

I was a kid during the Vietnam years, but even then I could grasp the notion that National Guardsmen still were part of the U.S. Armed Forces, were subject to being called overseas to combat duty, and deserved our respect for their service. Why is this so difficult for a former Navy Reservist like Kerry to understand?