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US Senate candidate John Kerry is flanked by fellow Vietnam veterans in front of the State House on September 12, 1984, as he receives their endorsement. Speaking is Joe Bangert, US Marine Sergeant and helicopter gunner.
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Kerry has been using this traitorous bastard for years.

2 posted on 03/08/2004 1:08:09 AM PST by Hon

It maakes the blood boil. Kerry is a stone traitor.

4 posted on 03/08/2004 1:13:00 AM PST by Texasforever (I apologize in advance)

Loves US veterans (when talking to the media):

"Bangert was busy "working the phones," calling veterans and their families. His status as a veteran reaching out to a fellow veteran helped a lot, he said. "There is a connection immediately."

Veterans, Bangert said, have been an untapped political resource. "Veterans account for 19 percent of the population, and they've never been mobilized," Bangert said."

Hates US veterans (when talking to them):

"I'm okay with Viet Nam- there the war is way over, it is here that closure has not occurred. I have many friends over there as well as here. My friends over there include many former PAVN [People's Army Of Vietnam] soldiers who once fought against me- their friendship is a gift which I cherish- I don't pretend you are my enemies today- but you sure act it. Think about this. I'll take them anyDAY over most of you. And that is a fact."

5 posted on 03/08/2004 1:15:42 AM PST by Hon

Excellent research!
What about other members of his "band of brothers"?
I recall reading something about this group also called something 'dogs' that helped him in his early Senate campaigns? I know there's a photo of the whole group with Kerry at Corbis.

10 posted on 03/08/2004 3:10:22 AM PST by visualops (Pardon me, do you have any cheap yellow mustard?)

17 posted on 03/08/2004 4:07:43 AM PST by W04Man (Bush2004 Grassroots Campaign visit W-04.com for FREE STICKERS)

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