Posted by
America Forever on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:47:51 PM
....and You Never Reported for Duty
I have to admit that, for me, the Presidential elections of 2004 were an extension of the bitterness that marked the Vietnam War. As the wee early morning numbers from Ohio showed that Kerry was, for all practical purposes, mathematically eliminated from beating Bush in the electoral college, a strange feeling came over me. It wasn't just that the candidate I supported had won but that we could put Vietnam behind us and FINALLY close out that chapter of American history.
The arrogance of the vain man from Massachusetts who railed against the undocumented "criminal" acts of the US soldiers in Vietnam was spotlighted in his attempt to ride his own service in Vietnam to victory in '04. It is not clear what John Kerry did or did not do while in Vietnam. It is clear what he did after he came back. He joined forces with the likes of Hanoi Jane to vilify the brave men who, with few exceptions, fought nobly and bravely under extremely difficult circumstances. He desecrated the war dead, he added insult to the injuries of the wounded and he humiliated the returning servicemen who did not join his cause. Am I judging him too harshly? No, not half as harshly as he deserves to be.
So, when, today Kerry sheds tears as he decides to not enter into the 2008 campaign, he cries alone. The ghost of Vietnam veterans both living and dead will not shed a tear for this man's loathsome self-pity. Maybe, now, FINALLY, you can rest brave soldiers, defenders of our freedom, true citizens. God bless you!!!