Vietnam vets was. In one popular case, it was staged by the media. In
other cases, it was VFW members spitting on the vets who weren't
winning. And it was even apparently common for the vets being the ones
spitting on the protesters. And undoubtedly, there were cases of
protesters doing the spitting. But it was a bad situation all around.
Yes, the protests were hard on many vets. But the pain is really in
wondering whether the sacrifices they made were worthwhile. The target
of that pain is sometimes directed at the protestors, as the
swiftboaters against Kerry are reliving, and sometimes the target is
the people who asked you to make the sacrifice, as in the case of
Kerry against the govt of the day.
-Kevin
On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:07:22 -0500, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As an outsider, you can't.
>
> But put yourself in the shoes of a Vietnam vet, just returning from the war, being spat on and verbally abused. If you feel that Kerry's words went a lont way towards fueling this sort of action, whether on purpose or not, then you can certainly understand their point of view.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tangorre, Michael
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 11:51 AM
> Subject: RE: Naval Records dispute claims by anti Kerry Vets
>
> I envy the man for taking a stance AFTER he saw the war up close and
> personal. Just because it is supposed to be so patriotic and honorable
> to serve does not mean you come away with the same mindset after a war
> that you went in with. Mind you I do not know the specifics of Kerry's
> opposition to the war, but he had big enough balls to go into war and
> then bigger balls to speak out against it... how can you try to mar any
> of it?!!! Two thumbs up for the guy.
>
> Michael T. Tangorre
>
> <snip>
>
>
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