To the best of my knowledge I'm the only one in the crowd who stepped forward. Then again, I'm probably one of the only ones who went back into the military and served 32 years total, 21 1/2 active duty.
What I still don't know after all these years, is how many of them were even in the military, much less in Vietnam.
The Secretary if VVAW claimed to be a Naval Pilot, and turned out to be an enlisted Storekeeper on board an Aircraft Carrier, and never set foot on Vietnamese soil.
This is not to demean in any way those who honorably served on Aircraft Carriers at all, but the only plane he flew was in his mind.
Thank you for your service and welcome to FreeRepublic.com .....
Are you Steve Pitkin?
Thank you for your service to our country. Your work today has been nothing short of heroic.
I'd like to see you on Hannity and Colmes again.
FReegards.
Sounds a bit like John F'n Kerry.
Thank you for your service & thank you for trying to set the record straight. It makes a difference, at least it did for me.