Posted on 11/03/2004 9:52:04 AM PST by CGVet58
40 years ago, you answered the call of your country with heads held high. Young and full of American promise you were, off to fight against tyranny in a far off land for someone you'd never met.
You endured the hell that is War, fighting with honor and victory even as your friends fell by your side. You did it for those fallen brothers, for the South Vietnamese who could not fight, most of all for your children so they wouldn't have to fight in their time.
You came home to a country who's people were torn by that war, many of them having forgotten the cost that freedom carries, many of them forgetting the scars you carried.
40 years. A Generation ago. Many had conveniently forgotten VietNam... had chosen to forget you.
But you did not forget.
One of your own, and yet also not of your own - because he is without honor - attempted to usurp America today and was defeated. Because of you.
Having once served alongside you, then afterwards soiling your sacrifices with lies, still afterwards giving aid and comfort to the very same enemy you had together fought against, his lust for power compelled him to become our Commander in Chief. In his attempted grab for power, he dared to take the honor he had once stolen from you and reclaim it for himself.
You knew this could not stand, and unbidden by anyone or anything save for your honor (which you knew you had never lost...), you came forward to answer - again!!! - America's need for truth and heroism in it's warriors. You spoke the truth that we had forgotten. As when you had returned home from that far off jungle, you again endured ridicule and insult from many of our fellow citizens... but still you fought with words of truth.
George Bush's victory today comes from the efforts of many, many people... and most of all, I am most proud and humbled to say that it comes from a group of Vets who - though forgotten by many in America - never themselves stopped loving America.
Heroes. You are mine and our Heroes. 40 years ago. Today. And Forever.
Que Dios siempre los bendiga y los guarde en la Palma de su Mano Derecha.
CGVet58
I just made my second donation. These guys did a very important service, for the second time.
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I couldn't agree more.
Thank you so much for all you've done. Lots of folks tried, but your organization succeeded.
Now - the work is not over. John Kerry must still be held accountable for his actions - we can't back down.
The feelings I have at the moment are worth 100 times what I donated to the Swifties !! Thanks for all your hard work in this matter. Now let's work to get Kerry thrown out of the Senate.
Please come home to the republican party. The democrats are undeserving of your consideration.
Thank you from blue state hell! It's a shame more people weren't able to hear your message. Fortunately enough did.
I will NEVER forget what the Swift Boat Vets did for their country both then and now. They are true American heros!
Many Thanks!!!
SwiftVets Rule!
THE SWIFT BOAT WARRIORS WERE HEROES BACK WHEN THEY FOUGHT THE COMMUNISTS TERRORISTS IN VIETNAM. AND THEY VOLUNTEERED AND FOUGHT AGAIN TODAY TO PROTECT THE COUNTRY THEY SO LOVE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL OF THE FALLEN VIETNAM BANDS OF BROTHERS AND MISSING IN ACTION HAVE CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION TODAY. WE SALUTE YOU AND YOUR FALLEN COMRADES. MAY GOD BLESS YOU. MAY ALL OF THE HERO SOLDIERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY REST IN PEACE. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
I am as happy for our precious Vietnam Vets today as I am for the people serving our nation via the military today. To have placed john kerry, this horror of a human being, in the role of commander in chief would have been a tragedy of immense proportions.
Amen! I feel like my brother and my uncle have been vindicated for their service in Vietnam. I had a sign in the back of my car "We Believe the Swift Vets" for the whole campaign. God Bless the Swiftees and all our veterans and God Bless American!
The Greatest Generation v2.0
And it was done by some brave Sailors.....who'd-a-thunkit?
Semper Fi Mr O'Neil
Definitely!
Thanks again.
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