"John Kerry saw combat up close, and he doesn't mince words when it comes to politicians who put ideological recklessness ahead of American troops..."
I do not respect this man. I will not genuflect before his service either, since he prostitutes it shamelessly.
I doubt that 5 percent of US voters could tell you what an E-5 is. They just don't care about military service; that horse left the barn when Clinton was elected.
As an aside, I'm happy to see the dems taking such an extreme position on the war. It's going to be their only issue, and I frankly don't think they're going to ride an anti-war platform to victory next November.
p.s. An E-5 is either a buck sergeant or a Specialist 5th class, in Army jargon; the other militaries have a similar rank heirarchy (but most Freepers already knew that!!)