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OPINION -- What a young man did more than 30 years ago shouldn’t be a primary criteria in determining his qualifications to be President of the United States. George Bush has had almost four years now as Commander and Chief of the World’s largest military force and he should be judged on how well he has done. Yet John Kerry and the Democratic Left won’t give it up. On almost a daily basis, Kerry says, "I served this country honorably as a young man in Vietnam [4 months/12 days] and I will serve this country honorably as Commander and Chief."...

Kerry's recklessness disrupted Vietnam missions, former commander says Former commander weighs in as part of group claiming Democratic candidate embellished war record. Larry Peterson 912.652.0367 larry.peterson@savannahnow.com http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/082404/2394687.shtml A Savannah man in charge of some of John Kerry's boat patrols during the Vietnam War says the young Navy officer's reckless conduct sometimes disrupted missions. "I had a lot of trouble getting him to follow orders," said Tom Wright, who - like Kerry - served on 50-foot Swift Boats that prowled rivers, looked for trouble and often found it. Wright is in the thick of the ongoing mudfest over whether the Democratic...

The link is to form DD215 deleting "Vietnam Service Medal" from form DD214 and adding "Vietnam Service Medal with 4 bronze stars". The date on the form is 3/12/2001. http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/DD-215_Correction.pdf