[Travis McGee]

Stoney, I was a non-combat SEAL from the early 80s, but all of my instructors at BUD/S and all of the E-6s and up from those days were VN era SEALs. Man, they thought you guys were the bravest of the brave. They said you would pull your boats straight into massed gunfire to pull SEALs out, NO MATTER WHAT. They really loved you guys. They really did.

[stoney]

Travis, that sort of thing was common, but still only 2 of us received a bronze star. Nothing higher. You can imagine how it pisses me off that Kerry received the SS for what amounts to what should have been a court martial offense.

I've lifted the names of lost brothers off the wall and keep them beside my bed so I see them each morning when I wake up. It galls my ass that their bravery will be lost once me a few others are gone, but Kerry will receive raving accolades for his 'bravery' for years to come.