Those who have been there have no need to tell others about it, nor do they wish to publicize their experiences. I am reminded of a late friend who, at his retirement party a decade ago, at the time of the 50th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima (1995), mentioned that he was there during the momentous battle as a 17-year old Navy corpsman who joined the service against his parent's wishes and, nominally, illegally. But that was then, when duty, honor, and country meant something to a lot of folks in the USA. In any case, he had never spoken of this before, I was taken aback. Most unlike charlatans such as Murtha and Kerry. The latter are despicable. I knew deep down that Murtha is a fraud, and have known since 1971 that Kerry is one, too. The MSM latches on to these clowns because that's all there is on their side.
i know airline stewardesses who’ve spent more time in ‘Nam than Murtha.