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Veterans Should Politically Banish Kerry For Disgracing The Marine Corps Memorial
GOPUSA ^ | Jan. 26, 2004 | Major Rick Erickson

Posted on 01/27/2004 3:22:31 PM PST by Nix 2

Veterans Should Politically Banish Kerry For Disgracing The Marine Corps Memorial
Major Rick Erickson, 01/27/04

On the cover of ““The New Soldier”” by John Kerry and Vietnam Veterans Against The War, hippies clad in a mismatch of military uniforms are pictured mocking the legendary image of Marines raising the American flag atop Mount Suribachi in the 1945 battle for Iwo Jima. Today, the Iwo Jima image is a memorial statue that sits above Arlington National Cemetery and honors all Marines killed in action since 1775. It is one of the most recognized and visited sites in our Capitol City.

“The New Soldier” never made it on the reading list at our military academies. In the cover photo that ridicules the Marine Corps Memorial, one of Kerry’s cronies is tugging on our flag, which is hung upside down as the ultimate symbol of sedition and treachery to all veterans who rallied behind our flag in battle. On the day of that shameful photograph and with its mass circulation on the cover of “The New Soldier,” at least 6,821 Marines who died at Iwo Jima turned over in their graves.

Of all the reasons why John F. Kerry will not become President of the United States, the biggest reason has to be that, once he returned home from Vietnam, he betrayed his fellow servicemen who remained at war. Kerry not only allied with the likes of Hanoi Jane Fonda, but, before the United States Senate in 1971, Kerry went as far as to belittle the bravery of embattled troops by generalizing their every action in Vietnam as an atrocity.

No one questioned General George S. Patton, III, when he accused Kerry of treason in giving aid and comfort to the enemy, especially when it was revealed that North Vietnam incorporated Kerry’s exploits into its communist propaganda machine. However, because of the prevalence of treason at the time and the monumental task of prosecuting Kerry and his proclaimed “revolutionaries,” Kerry’s actions went unpunished and the associated advances of communism went unhindered.

Fortunately, today’s veterans and Americans who overwhelmingly support our armed forces tend to disparage those who dishonor military service and then pretend to be capable of our country’s highest office. This political reality afflicted Bill Clinton, whose anti-military past kept him from winning any more than forty-nine percent of the popular vote. No wonder Kerry’s presidential campaign is doing its best to subvert his estrangement from veterans and service people in general.

The tact of Kerry for President looks a lot like Clinton-Gore’s approach to deceiving voters that such an obvious liability is really the opposite. When Kerry marched in the Veteran’s Day parade in Phoenix last year, in tow behind him were a few people carrying “Veterans for Kerry” placards. Some placard carriers looked like the ragtag types on the cover of “The New Solider” in that they were unshaven, wearing circa 1971 clothes and appeared disoriented.

The ongoing insult is that “Veterans for Kerry” is supposed to represent the veteran community’s support of Kerry, when the reality is that very few veterans support him. Most veterans cannot forgive Kerry for Vietnam Veterans Against The War and its promotion of communism when we were fighting communists. As far as U.S. Marines are concerned, we ought to ensure that Kerry is forever banished from the White House for dishonoring our Memorial on the cover of “The New Soldier.”

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Major Rick Erickson has been in the Marine Corps since 1991, when he attended Officer Candidate School, The Basic School and the Infantry Officer Course (1992) in Quantico, Virginia. He reported to the 1st Marine Division in Camp Pendleton, California, where he assumed command of a rifle platoon and then a weapons platoon with 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (2/5). In 1993, he attended over-the-horizon navigation school and became navigator for 2/5’s Fox Company, which trained in Coronado, California to conduct small boat raids for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). In 1994, the 11th MEU deployed to Mogadishu, Somalia, where Major (then 1st Lieutenant) Erickson participated in Operation Quick Draw and Operation Distant Runner in Rwanda.



TOPICS: Editorial; Government; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; arlington; communist; disgrace; hanoijane; johnkerry; kerry; marine; newsoldier; shameful; sixties; treason; vietnamveterans; vvaw
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John Kerry

Fifth Column traitor.

1 posted on 01/27/2004 3:22:32 PM PST by Nix 2
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To: Nix 2
I'm a Vietnam Veteran Against Kerry

Semper fi!

2 posted on 01/27/2004 3:25:56 PM PST by clintonh8r ("Hugh" and "series" are SO last year....)
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To: Nix 2
If President Bush is reading this, or if Karl Rove is...

Please don't say you're questioning his "judgement." Be quite clear that you're calling him a dirty, filthy, Communist traitor.

Clinton's treason in Vietnam was relevant, because as President he ran the nation like a home-grown Ho Chi Minh. And Kerry would be even worse.

3 posted on 01/27/2004 3:27:26 PM PST by Miles Vorkosigan
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To: clintonh8r
"I'm a Vietnam Veteran Against Kerry
Semper fi!"

Thank you for being a patriot.
4 posted on 01/27/2004 3:29:31 PM PST by bulldogs
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To: bulldogs
Another VietNam Veteran Against Kerry
5 posted on 01/27/2004 3:30:34 PM PST by LiteKeeper
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To: All
Can't be, all VN vets love Kerry...(sarcasm)
6 posted on 01/27/2004 3:32:18 PM PST by mystery-ak (Almighty God, Embrace with Your invincible armour our loved ones in all branches of the service.)
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To: Nix 2
Is Kerry actually pictured on the book cover?
7 posted on 01/27/2004 3:34:21 PM PST by Timeout ("Earn this. Earn it."....)
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To: LiteKeeper
"Another VietNam Veteran Against Kerry"

I hope you patriots unite against Kerry. Thanks for your service.
8 posted on 01/27/2004 3:35:25 PM PST by bulldogs
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To: Nix 2
Gee, I didn't know Kerry was a Vietnam vet.

Seriously, I agree with this column. Very few veterans will support Kerry. If he gets the nomination, his history will once again be public knowledge and even fewer will support him. His post-Vietnam-service actions rank right up there with Hanoi Jane.

9 posted on 01/27/2004 3:35:53 PM PST by colorado tanker ("There are but two parties now, Traitors and Patriots")
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To: Nix 2
Even though I did not get to WestPac (U.S.M.C./2nd MarDiv '69-'71), Kerry still wouldn't get my vote due to his traitorous actions with VVAW.

Does this somehow diminish my stance?

Semper Fi!
10 posted on 01/27/2004 3:37:23 PM PST by Howie66 ("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.")
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To: Timeout
Yes, he is actually pictured on the cover. There is so much more about Kerry that is filthy, lowdown, and disgusting, that I don't even know where to start, but these two articles is a good place...

John Kerry's Killing Fields!

11 posted on 01/27/2004 3:38:26 PM PST by Nix 2 (http://www.warroom.com QUINN AND ROSE from 6-10 AM-104.7 FM in da Burgh&WWVA AM)
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To: Nix 2
Please read STOLEN VALOR by B.G Burkett and Glenna Whitley. It details actions by Senator John Kerry.
12 posted on 01/27/2004 3:39:02 PM PST by quadrant
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To: quadrant
Absolutely!!!Ping!!!
13 posted on 01/27/2004 3:40:26 PM PST by Nix 2 (http://www.warroom.com QUINN AND ROSE from 6-10 AM-104.7 FM in da Burgh&WWVA AM)
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To: clintonh8r
I'm a Viet Nam vet against Kerry.
14 posted on 01/27/2004 3:41:24 PM PST by fatal (4th I.D.)
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To: LiteKeeper
Another VietNam Veteran Against Kerry

A good friend of mine was a Colonal in VN. He got a shell fragment in the ass. Cried when he took me to the Vietnam Memorial in DC. He was a sniper... Last email I got from him was Kerry is "target rich."

God is he pissed at Kerry. If he were in the jungle or rice paddies, Kerry'd be toast.

15 posted on 01/27/2004 3:41:34 PM PST by Cobra64 (Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
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To: Nix 2

16 posted on 01/27/2004 3:41:39 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Distributor of Pain, Your Loss Becomes My Gain)
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To: Nix 2
I am glad that Kerry's despicable congressional testimony and traitorous behavior is becoming public. I am so tired of hearing about the "war hero" without any accountability for this treachery.
17 posted on 01/27/2004 3:44:15 PM PST by pfflier
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To: Phantom Lord
Beacoup thanks, Phantom.
18 posted on 01/27/2004 3:44:22 PM PST by Nix 2 (http://www.warroom.com QUINN AND ROSE from 6-10 AM-104.7 FM in da Burgh&WWVA AM)
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To: Timeout
You bet your a$$ he is. I don't know how to post the picture of the book cover but I'll send one to your email account.
19 posted on 01/27/2004 3:46:20 PM PST by pfflier
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To: bulldogs
I have a question. I was there when many Purple Hearts were awarded. We stood by silently in the tent while the medals were pinned on the PJ tops of the recovering wounded. We always knew it was a thank you from America to the wounded. I read that Kerry got 3 Purple Hearts over several days for minor wounds. I must say I never saw a badly wounded soldier with multiple holes in his body and missing limbs get more than one Purple Heart. Did I miss something?
20 posted on 01/27/2004 3:47:58 PM PST by oldironsides
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