Re your #31; Thanks for the "bumper sticker"; It's in my file!
Sad to say, I know several Veterans, including some who served in VietNam with distinction, who are ardent Kerry supporters.
They don't seem to be the majority, however.
"Sad to say, I know several Veterans, including some who served in VietNam with distinction, who are ardent Kerry supporters.
They don't seem to be the majority, however."
http://www.i-served.com/v-v-a-r.org/Bush-Kerry_POLL.html
This is an ongoing poll. Please send any data to Magruder44@aol.com.
Results as of July 10, 2004:
GROUPS WITH DATA
6 Vietnam vets this weekend at HS reunion, all oppose Kerry. Dan Haney - 602nd Air Commando Sq. A1 pilot ’67
Out of 45 Vietnam veterans... all say pooh on JFK...100%. powmiavets
Our heli-vets pol shows 160 against and 6 for Kerry. Ron Leonard, 25th Aviation Battalion
I know about 650 Vietnam vets and their attitude toward about Kerry is 100% negative. Dan Decker, TSgt. USAF (ret.)
I know thousands of vets .I would say the opinion is about 98% against Kerry. Tony Cartlidge-Vietnam Combat Marine, 1968
Of 27 Vietnam Veterans I know, including myself, not one is willing to vote for John Kerry. Charles Banto, USMC 1958-1974
100,000 e-mails, almost all veterans, around 100 to 1 against Kerry. Don Bendell, Special Forces, Vietnam, 1968-69, noted author
Out of 25 guys, 90% against Kerry. Mike- mleonardos
240 vets, mostly Vietnam, 85% against Kerry. Tony Newcomb, Cpt.U.S.Army (ret.)
Of the more than 2500 veterans of all ranks who responded, 59 took umbrage with what I had to say (against Kerry). Mark A. Smith, former POW, Vietnam
An ongoing poll, with names and comments at 11thcavnam.com is running 16 for Bush, 4 for Kerry (80% for Bush.)
12 Vietnam vets, all of whom are against John Kerry. Vietnam vet, Tom Taylor
I’d make the numbers 80 to 20 against Kerry. Philip Topps, Cpt. Inf.(ret), 1st Inf. Div. 69-70
100 against Kerry - 0 for him. Storrs Warinner- Vietnam veteran
Bush 2115 (88%) - Kerry 275 (12%) - viperaqsh50
A summary of individual votes sent in to V.V.A.R. is running 16 for Bush, 3 for Kerry.
GROUPS WITH NO DATA
Every vet we know is opposed to Kerry. Chuck and Mary Schantag, P.O.W. Network
Rangers are 100% against Kerry. NOATLMUS44 - President
Every veteran I’ve talked to is against Kerry. Major General Carl Schneider (ret.), Air Force, Korea and Vietnam
I am anti-Kerry, as are most of my friends who are Vietnam veterans. Stud 369
I share the distrust I hear from my veteran colleagues. Peter McHugh, CW4 USA, ’67-’68 ,’71-’72
I would say 90% of the military here (power plant) are against Kerry. P.Rein
99.5% against Kerry - at www.paltalk.com
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