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ON THE BAY HAP RIVER, Vietnam -- The 50-foot swift boats were easy targets as they plowed through the waterways of the Mekong Delta in packs of three or four, making big waves and thunderous noise when approaching. Former Viet Cong soldier Duong Hoang Sinh remembers them well -- the one time he tangled with three swift boats, the Americans killed all the insurgents in his unit except two. "It was very fierce fighting," said Mr. Sinh, 52, who lost his left eye during the war and still has shrapnel in his arm. "Each side tried to eliminate the other."...

Although (former Viet Cong soldier) Sinh had never heard of Kerry, he had a strong opinion about the debate surrounding the candidate's Vietnam War record as a U.S. Navy Swift boat commander: Kerry must have had guts to troll the Mekong Delta's spider web of rivers and narrow canals knowing that Viet Cong like himself were waiting to pick him off. "Kerry served in Vietnam and he was awarded the medal for his bravery," Sinh said. "He deserves the medal." Hung said he was also puzzled by the uproar over Kerry's decision to join the antiwar movement upon returning home....

On the Bay Hap River, Vietnam (AP) The 50-foot Swift boats were easy targets as they plowed through the waterways of the Mekong Delta in packs of three or four; making big waves and thunderous noise when approaching. Former Viet Cong soldier Duong Hoang Sinh remembers them well—the one time he tangled with three Swift boats, the Americans killed all of the insurgents(well—the AP does like that term to describe our enemies, doesn’t it?) in his unit except two. “It was very fierce fighting,” said Sinh, 52, who lost his left eye during the war and still has shrapnel...

ON THE BAY HAP RIVER, Vietnam (AP) -- The 50-foot Swift boats were easy targets as they plowed through the waterways of the Mekong Delta in packs of three or four, making big waves and thunderous noise when approaching. Former Viet Cong soldier Duong Hoang Sinh remembers them well -- the one time he tangled with three Swift boats, the Americans killed all of the insurgents in his unit except for two. ``It was very fierce fighting,'' said Sinh, 52, who lost his left eye during the war and still has shrapnel embedded in his arm. ``Each side tried to...

<p>Please Cease and Desist from Putting on John Kerry's schedule. For that matter any other politician's schedule.</p> <p>I applaud freepers everywhere for exercising their right to congregate and protest. However, posting the times and locations of the Kerry-Edwards campaign in such a popular discussion forum is extremely dangerous. In this day and age, a terrorist can easily seize your posting and use it to attack the Kerry-Edwards convoy. This is a risk we should not be taking. Do not aid the terrorists in anyway.</p>