[clintonh8r]

With respect to my fellow veterans, especially those in my family:

Dad (deceased WWII pilot, flew The Hump);

Mom (WWII flight nurse);

sister (Army nurse);

uncle (WWII USN service in the Pacific);

cousin (deceased USN aviator);

brothers-in-law (USAF; retired Army Ranger; Army Medical Corps M.D.).

I salute you all, especially my brother Marines in RVN, with whom I am proud to have served. I would do it again in an instant.

Special appreciation to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth who served their country in a way they probably never expected to. I honor them today.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

My dad was also a Hump pilot. He flew C-46s marked with Nationalist Chinese stars on the wings.

[Jeff Head]

Thank you and all of yours for your service...and for your sentiments regarding the RVN. Thank you to the Swifties for serving so well...twice. Before in Nam...and again here during this election. They have set both examples...of selfless military service and of dedicated civic service. God bless them all.