Kerry's 1971' Testimony

You know, the revisiting of Kerry's 1971 congressional testimony about war atrocities may not be a bad thing. As a combat Vietnam Vet, I remember how I felt when I first heard this young Navy Lieutenant testify. I had been home from Vietnam for 4 years. Since I had been away from the war for so long, I believed Kerry. I thought to myself, "things sure have changed over there, hell, we were winning when I left."

I was ashamed, and like many of my brothers and sisters who served honorably in Vietnam, I stopped talking about my experiences there. Even though I never did anything wrong, "I thought my friends would think poorly of me". Now, I know Kerry lied, there are just too many vets coming forward saying, "it wasn't that way in Vietnam".

It wasn't that way, and I feel better now. I'm proud to say I am a Vietnam Veteran who fought for his country. If you want to listen, I will tell you about my experiences there. I have nothing to be ashamed of.

By the way, God Bless Zell and God Bless the Marine Corps!

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Bad Week in 1997

I will always remember this week, the last day of August 1997, and the 1st 6 days of September. On Aug. 31, 1997, Diana, the Princess of Wales, was killed in an automobile accident in a tunnel by the Seine in Paris. The accident also killed Emad Mohammed al-Fayed, the Harrod's heir.

As if that wasn't bad enough, over the next week we drove my 18 year old daughter off to start her freshman year in college. When I said good bye to my little girl, I was devasted. She's now 25, and I still miss my little girl.

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