SwiftVets.com

[shadowy]

It's great that over 53,000 individual donations have been made to Swiftvets. But we can do better than that. 2.6 million served in Vietnam. 2.6 million were accused, denigrated, and defiled by the lies of a man who now wants them to shut up, acknowledge his heroism, and make him CInC of this war's military.
My next donation is in memory of a 19 year old who was killed after nearly serving out his year. What about yours? Is there someone you know who would have wanted to be a part of this campaign, but he or she paid the ultimate price? What about you sons and daughters of veterans, and you mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles? You remember how they suffered because of the shameful way much of the public turned on them, inspired by Kerry, Fonda, the MSM and VVAW. It's payback time. Help them now because you didn't know how to help them then. Stand up for the America they fought for, and help crush this twisted evil leftist Amerika that spits on their patriotism.

If you've been convinced by the Swiftees but you haven't or can't commit your money, at least make the effort to talk to people and promote Unfit for Command. Enlist. Otherwise, even if you get to enjoy the spectacle of JFK ground into the dirt under the smouldering ruins of the DNCBS, it will be no thanks to you. The hour is late, and the battle isn't won. Draw your mouse or your pen, and charge!!!
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It's downright brilliant the way he's reserving his devastating intellect to spring it on us at exactly the right moment.

[Aristotle The Hun]

I can not say now what this post means to me. Maybe later.

Thanks.

Sam
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Deportè Monsieur Kerrè

[Navy_Navy_Navy]

Very eloquently spoken, thank you.

This is what drives all of us, I think..... at least in part.... vindication of the Vietnam Vet.
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~ Echo Juliet ~
Altering course to starboard - On Fire, Keep Clear
Navy woman, Navy wife, Navy mother

[SangRun Hunter]

My 2nd uncle Charles Jamack killed in 65 from Maryland.

He was a Helo crew chief in the army. He served in the Marines during Korea and was a decorated infantry man. In 64 he wanted to rejoin the corp from what I know, but they wouldn't take him, so he went Army.

I bet he would have hated Kerry. I never knew him, but my Grandma said he was a great brother and he left behind 10 kids.
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Mad as Hell!

[thrawn21]

I'm a young college student, with no ties to any Vietnam vets that I know of, but I still contributed after I heard how Kerry defamed soldiers who served in Vietnam and damned POWs with lies for selfish political gain. I really got angry after I read the testimony of POWs who were tortured by the North Vietnamese. By his own lies, Kerry gave the North Vietnamese "justification" for torturing POWs. As an officer, it was Kerry's duty to watch out for the soldiers, even if they weren't under his direct command. With his actions and his words, he violated his oath as an officer, gave aid and comfort to the enemy, defiled the Constitution by supporting a murderous ideology that would destroy the freedoms we hold dear, and helped create the poisonous image of the Vietnam vet as a "baby-killer" and a thug with a propensity for violence.

It sickens me as I walk through State College, PA when I see those Kerry campaign stickers. I don't see too many of them, but just one is enough to make my day a bit darker. Most of the people wearing them are about my age. It's sad to note that these college students are obvivious to what Kerry has done and it's sadder to spectulate that even if these college kids knew about the crimes Kerry committed against his fellow man, they probably wouldn't care. No, to some Kerry supporters, the past doesn't matter, only the empty promises of peace and prosperity that Kerry dribbles from his long-jaw from time to time. They don't realize that what we did in the past helps create who we are in the present.

Kerry's past exagerations about his exploits, his past lies about Vietnam and his past actions for the N. Vietnamese, when all combined, created a Kerry of the present more evil then the sum of those evil parts.
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"Anyone can make an error. But that error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it" - Grand Admiral Thrawn, from the book Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn

[Tom Poole]

[Montana]

In addition to the 2.6 million Vietnam veterans, there are many
more veterans who served during this period, but did not
serve in Vietnam. They received orders to report to places
around the world.

Many protesters (and other Americans) viewed those in uniform as scum no matter where they were coming back from. You couldn´t wear
your uniform in many places in this country, whether you were
a combat vet or recruiter.

My point is Kerry caused a lot of grief for more than just
Vietnam veterans, but all veterans who served our country.

Montana

[SangRun Hunter]

[soccer4ever]

Good point.

We need 3 million contributors.
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[shadowy]

SangRun and Montana, you're absolutely right. My brother in law who heard Kerry speak as he was on his way to serve in Germany hates him more than his brother who was nearly killed in a tank in Vietnam. It didn't matter what branch you were in or where you served, or even if you were a bewildered young civilian, or the parent of a vet, the antiwar movement was a demoralizing, despicable phenomenon.
I didn't list everyone who rightfully ought to be donating to SwiftVets, because I was especially thinking of the 58,000, and how there must be someone who could put in a donation in memory of each one of them. The SwiftVets have been the tip of the spear; but it should be one humongous righteous spear. Our veterans from every war and peace time, and our military now, are one force, in the spirit of all who ever served. All are affected by the corruption of public respect for our armed forces, and all belong in this fight. We civilians don't want to leave it to them alone--we want to support them with more than happy talk. What I want is to see is a million donors, 10 million donors, 50 million. That's why I wrote.
It's not that they need that much money, but I already see that the SwiftVets action has begun an ovedue return to talking about honor, integrity, loyalty, decency and more. The number of donors is just another way of calling attention to what America is saying to her young, her misguided, and her redeemable old fools. They are stunned by this revolt against their disgraceful candidate, and I want to see them pulverized. I want them to look up at the spinning stars and wonder what the heck happened, because maybe then they'll trouble themselves to read, listen, and get a clue. Take the ignorant out of the ranks of the America-hating leftists, and give this country a future. Donate now, vote later, and talk to anyone you can.
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It's downright brilliant the way he's reserving his devastating intellect to spring it on us at exactly the right moment.

[dmackto]