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Today's rally in Washington by Vietnam veterans who think that "Kerry lied . . . while good men died" is far from the worst his presidential campaign will see from those who feel betrayed by his assertion that atrocities were condoned and commonplace. Far more devastating is the testimony of former prisoners of war, such as Medal of Honor recipient Leo K. Thorsness of Walnut Grove, Minn., who was held for five years and 19 days and who explains why John Kerry's actions of 30 years ago are relevant now. Thorsness is among a group who were captives in North...

WASHINGTON - (KRT) - Dexter Lehtinen, well-known Miami lawyer and former U.S. attorney, has become one of the most prominent Vietnam veterans in a vociferous campaign against Sen. John Kerry. Lehtinen, who plans to speak at an anti-Kerry rally here Sunday, separates himself from a group of swift boat veterans who attacked the Democratic nominee's war record. "What happened in combat is disputed," Lehtinen said. "What John Kerry said and did later is beyond dispute - that our Army was reminiscent of Genghis Khan's, that officers like me routinely let their men plunder villages and rape villagers." Lehtinen, an Army...

6:00 PM Tuesday, August 17, 2004 Aquaturf Club, Mulberry Street, Plantsville, CT Vietnam Vets for the Truth, LLC (VVT) is hosting a fundraising dinner at the Aquaturf Club in Plantsville, Connecticut, on August 17th. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit VVT's "Kerry Lied... While Good Men Died" rally - an event being held on September 12th in Washington D.C. VVT represents the majority of Vietnam veterans who stand in opposition to John Kerrys bid for the White House and who deem him unfit to be Americas Commander-in-Chief. Earlier in the year, the group broke the Saigon Museum Photo story that...

Using the battle cry "Kerry lied while good men died," the organization Vietnam Vets for Truth is planning a September rally in the nation's capital to combat what it considers untruths the Democratic presidential candidate has spread about those who fought in the Vietnam War. The new organization will host what they expect to be a "giant rally" of veterans and their families at the west side of the Capitol on Sept. 12. In a statement announcing the event, organizers said those who assume Vietnam vets are behind Kerry's candidacy are "dead wrong." Terry Garlock of Peachtree City, Ga., and...