[Jackson Brown]

John Kerry is a big part of why the troops who served in Viet Nam were met with extreme hostility...often being spat upon.

THAT is the reason he deserves the "un-American" criticism.

His 4 months on a patrol boat did NOT give him the "perspective" to attack the American troops about things he NEVER witnessed. Like in all wars, some troops do horrible things...but Kerry and the VVAW created a BROAD hatred for ALL soldiers of that era.

I was there, demonstrating against the war like a lot of kids in college. However, many who saw the war as wrong had the common sense to see that the troops -- nearly a million that served -- were being attacked and treated in a vile manner for years, in large part because of Kerry and his group -- and his book that became a bible for the leftist anti-war crowd.

I remember that time well. If you wore a uniform, you were likely to be verbally assaulted. We knew the difference between the policy makers and the troops who had no choice but to go or become a criminal.

Kerry's actions and speeches attacking the troops were UN-AMERICAN...period!

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" John Kerry is a big part of why the troops who served in Viet Nam were met with extreme hostility...often being spat upon."

We know for a fact that the Kerry's group and possibly Kerry himself,spat on soldiers in uniform .We also know that George Bush never spat on a fellow soldier.Kerry says that anyone serving in the National Guard is the same as someone fleeing to Canada to avoid service. I find it abominable that any serviceman,active or retired, would ever consider voting for Kerry.