[Eva]

My guess is that Kerry joined the VVAW as means of justifying to himself his getting out of Vietnam on the excuse of phoney injuries and leaving behind someone else to take his place and perhaps die in his place. Kerry used the the group to assuage his own guilt and at the same time gain national political recognition. When it became obvious that his association with the group was no longer beneficial and perhaps detrimental to his future ambitions, he quit. It would serve no purpose for Kerry to publicly disclose what a bunch of head cases these men were. I have to wonder how many of the real veterans in this group were suffering from PTSD.

[Hon]

"I have to wonder how many of the real veterans in this group were suffering from PTSD."

Kerry's group, the VVAW, INVENTED the concept of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It's one of their proudest achievements.

(I'm not kidding.)