Oh No! Vietnam Again? Shame On Us All... (Kerry blast)

Wintersoldier.com ^ | 7/14/04 | Bruce Kesler

[USMCVIETVET]

Oh No! Vietnam Again? Shame On Us All... ---------- Most Americans wonder why we're wasting time debating John Kerry's military record from 35-years ago. In this dangerous time when the U.S. faces an enormous challenge in responding to a new world, comparable to that we faced post-World War II, we should instead be seriously debating the future and what is best to do now.

I am a Marine Vietnam veteran, with a 4-year old son who is my life. I hugged him and cried on 9/11, and worry daily what the world will be that he enters. Who will lead him, and to what purpose, and at what costs? That is what we should be considering in this presidential year.

Senators Dole and McCain, who endured enormous suffering in previous wars, appeal to put the past behind us. So, why does Kerry's old record elicit such passions?

Unfortunately, while almost all Vietnam vets put Vietnam behind us, went on to build our lives, and are not activists, John Kerry chose to make his time in service the centerpiece of his campaign. Most Americans think this is a trivial issue. It's as if John Kerry's relatively minor credentials as a junior officer for a short time in Vietnam combat are all he can point to as his credentials for leading the most powerful nation on earth in the current challenges. No one should deny the valor of this service. But, is that what the American people and the citizens of the world should be focused on for the man who will significantly affect our lives and the lives of our children? John Kerry chose to create this election battlefield. So, he must answer for it, and be willing to face the music he wrote about himself.

Thirty-three years ago, I organized the Vietnam Veterans for a Just Peace in reaction to Kerry's organization Vietnam Veterans Against the War. John O'Neill and others joined me, and with the support of tens of thousands of Vietnam veterans, we rebutted Kerry's charges that we were all war criminals. Literally, no one was defending us, many Americans were discouraged by the charges, and we young Vietnam veterans were suffering horribly from discrimination in our efforts to get on with our lives.

Thirty-three years later, the surprise emergence of John Kerry as candidate and his centerpiecing of his Vietnam service stirred many Vietnam veterans to reclaim the image and honor that Kerry besmirched. We knew better. John Kerry continued the past 33-years to consistently misrepresent his activities and the calumny he brought upon us. That led to an enormous groundswell among now middle-aged Vietnam veterans, emerging from every walk of non-political life that we had individually built, to set the record straight.

It is well documented that most of the claims made by Kerry and his Vietnam Veterans Against the War were fraudulent, none of his anti-war vets were willing to provide evidence, and many of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War members had not served in Vietnam. We now know that the true leadership of the vets against was extreme radicals, directed by a Vietnam vet impersonator. Yet, John Kerry has never apologized. Youthful excess and zeal is one thing. Mature hypocrisy is another.

But, clinching the need for our public stand for the Kerry truth is his deceptive pride in it, fouling the perception of us among a new generation of citizens, maybe my son, that enrages so many of us. In April 2001, Kerry wrote that, "We returned home to an America that was indifferent, even hostile. There were no parades, only nightmares. Veterans were spat upon, called baby-killers…" Yet, he continues to not apologize for his leading role in creating just that hostile atmosphere or exploiting it now. Indeed, in a disturbing pattern, only in March 2004 after exposure by those who served with him did Kerry's current National Coordinator of Veterans for John Kerry admit that his own published charge of atrocities is false.

We are not Republican stooges, as Kerry accuses any who oppose him. The proportion of Democrat vets is similar to the general population. We are simply pissed off and, once again, we are forced to stand up for ourselves, by ourselves, and yearn to fade back into our hard-built peaceful lives. We merely ask that America demand honesty of John Kerry, honest consideration of who has really demonstrated the public integrity to lead us, and hope for meaningful debate over our challenging future. Getting the staged uniforms out of his campaign commercials immediately would be the first critical step. Shame on us all Americans if we do not unite to demand this.

---------- Bruce N. Kesler Sergeant, USMC Vietnam 1969-70 Founder, Vietnam Veterans for a Just Peace

[mlbford2]

Vietnam??? I could have sworn he said Korea. Maybe both, yeah, that's the ticket. Hell, why not throw in Grenada too.

[Interesting Times]

Great article. Bump...

[True Republican Patriot]

A Very Inspiring Letter from a True Leader and Hero Who is Focusing on the Most Important Issue of this Election. Hopefully, this Letter will see Wide Distribution.

[JoeSixPack1]

In April 2001, Kerry wrote that, "We returned home to an America that was indifferent, even hostile. There were no parades, only nightmares. Veterans were spat upon, called baby-killers…"

The SOB created, publicized, politized and fabricated every evil he could think of to exploit the dam nightmare and continually brags about it. 35 years ago I learned to hate the SOB.

Nothing has changed except that he's been given a few million campaign bucks to do it again. Only a prick such a sKerry would go into round two to disgrace our kids this time.

News flash sKERRY, NOT THIS TIME!

Semper Fi

[Congressman Billybob]

Thank you for posting this. Kerry's actvities after he came back early from Vietnam are only the rist aspect of his career that demonstrates a core dishonesty. He will do and say whatever he thinks he can get away with. The only question is whether the words or deeds serve the interests of John Kerry at the time.

I saw the same thing in Kerry as a college student. And I put that in my column this week. (Click below.)

Congressman Billybob

Latest column, "John Kerry & John Edwards: You've GOT to be Kidding"

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I was there the same time Hanoi Kerry was.
I was there Oct'68-Apr'69 as a GMG 3
I served on the destroyer USS Corry DD-817
which supplied PCF's and PBR's
and gave gunfire support in North AND South Viet Nam.
My ship may have even supplied Hanoi Kerry's boat.

I VOW to the 58,229 + names on The Wall who never came home

"I will do everything I LEGALLY can
to keep this traitor from being elected."

Hanoi Kerry MUST NOT win on Nov 2 2004

"It is a fact that in the entire Vietnam War we did not lose one major battle.
We lost the war at home and at home John Kerry was the field general"
- Bob Elder, Swift Boat Veteran For Truth

"I do not believe John Kerry is fit to be commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces,"
said retired Rear Adm. Roy Hoffmann, chairman of the organization.
"This is not a political issue. It is a matter of honesty."

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JOHN KERRY = Enemy of Vietnam Vets

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[Chu Gary]

J F'n Kerry is a hero because he served in VN and "suffered" 3 (probably self inflicted) superficial wounds. I served during an 18 month period in Danang, flying combat area missions nearly every day. I guess I'm even more of a hero than J F'n Kerry. I did cut my finger a couple times on a beer pop top opener.

[Northern Yankee]

Damn Gary... get yourself a purple heart. *Grins*

I find Kerry's continual reference to Vietnam shameful, and beyond the pale. As a youngster I grew up surrounded by a dad, uncles, and friends of my dad who served proudly in WW2. (Many came home without limbs.) They rarely spoke of their service to our country. They did their job, came home, went to school, got jobs, got married, and raised families.

These men are my heroes.

John Kerry has exploited his service, and then came home and spit on this country. find him a disgrace to all who have served with honor and distinction.

Thanks Gary for your service to this country!

A hearty salute!

[votelife]

"The New War" by John Kerry (Freeper Book Review)
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