a new member "insultedveteran" is ww2 vet. he would like to know who else

[faithnotgreed]

here is a veteran for kerry.... i wanted to help him but the archive function is shut down right now so i cant search for the veterans thread, and since he is so new, i cant private mail him

i recommended he email vetwife though i dont know if he can since he is so new. please can you give any advice about what else to tell him. he has just posted tonight on gd thread "iraq vet go dore to dore" i think it was called...

he needs and deserves our support and i would like to give him a warm welcome and provide him contact with other veterans as he says he would like to know who else feels as he does. he says his age prevents him from being very active incl online so i would like to consolidate information provided him

any ideas from anyone? thank you so much~!

on edit: if you would at least like to check in on that thread to welcome him, i would appreciate it. and also, what is the best veterans for kerry website? he specifically asked if there are others here on this site but if anyone can recommend the best vets for kerry site, that would be something positive anyway

[alittlelark]

1. I'll say

HI!:hi:




But have no other info. Sorry. My dad is an AF veteran for Kerry, but is not on this forum. Bro. is an Army veteran for Kerry, but is a Luddite.

[shraby]

2. My dad is a WWII Veteran for Kerry too.

[faithnotgreed]

3. thank you alittlelark.

he sounds thoughtful and sincere and i would like to help him if i can. my heart goes out to all soldiers and veterans, perhaps esp to those who are aware of the tragedy that is this war because they know war really is hell and know that this is not a war our soldiers should be fighting.

and yeah - i know about luddites. i can actually relate to their beliefs. i appreciate simple living and not buying into this "bigger better" world.
now that im on du, thats all shot! its about the only website i go to now.

[alittlelark]

4. I guess I've become something of a

DU Luddite as well.

I saw his response to the original post. You are, I believe, right. I wish I could help w/ posters, but the best bet is to wait 'till the morning - keep it kicked or re-post.

[aquart]

5. My sister is a Luddite.

Her wedding invitation said: "Luddite marries techno-geek."

And so it was.

[alittlelark]

6. Wow, were the cards engraved or done on a printer?

That, I believe, will show the balance of power in that union.

[aquart]

11. Engraved.

Leave us have no doubt about that at all.

But there was just a reunion for all the people who worked on something, I think it was Pascal, but I'm not sure, and my BIL got a citation for being part of it. Which was very nice.

[malmapus]

7. Somewhat new vet here too

Hi

I'm a vet for Kerry. Actually posted here a couple times but realized I was using my name for the screen name hehe soo thought would change it, soo still a newb =). Wishing I was living in a "swing state" as swading people from voting from Chimp to Kerry here in CA just doesn't feel like I'm doing much since this state goes "blue" anyway.

EDIT: was in Army from 91-95, missed Desert Storm v1.0 but saw Somalia and Haiti.

[faithnotgreed]

8. hey - welcome to you too! glad you got to see this... would you please

check in and say hello on the thread over in general discussion (as i mention in original post)? that would be great. i dont know if that thread will still be around come tomorrow but it would be great for insultedvet to hear from you im sure as he is looking for other vets.

and i want to give you a warm welcome here as well. we thank you so much for your integrity and service.

do you happen to know of a good website for vets? if so, you could post that information as well.

thank you truly. we are so glad youre here. speaking and living truth is always valiant. doesnt matter where you live! thank you for what youre doing...

[Rebellious Republican]

13. Ex- Navy, was a member of FMF Beriut 83.

Welcome, I think you will find many of us here, a lot of good folks at DU.

[Andromeda]

17. Welcome to DU, malmapus...

You've really seen some action haven't you? Glad to have you back in the States.
:toast:

[faithnotgreed]

9. can we keep this kicked? thank you

[pacalo]

10. Kick!

[Rebellious Republican]

12. I am a veteran for Kerry

Here are some good links

http://www.vvaw.org/

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/

http://forum.johnkerry.com/index.php?showforum=190 (Kerry Website, forum devoted to Veterans)

[Andromeda]

19. Thanks for the links...

We love veterans here!

:hi:

[Rebellious Republican]

20. Your welcome and thanks!

[driver8]

14. Vets for Kerry

I am a veteran supporting Kerry. My father is a career Navy man (retired) who supports Kerry. Two of his golfing buddies are retired career Army and vets of Korea and Vietnam -- both support Kerry.

There are a lot of us...

[Andromeda]

18. Welcome to DU, driver8...

It's good to have you here.

:toast:

[faithnotgreed]

30. awesome - driver 8! welcome to du

[KBlagburn]

15. Desert Storm Vet For Kerry

Dad: vietnam vet for Kerry
Father in law: vietnam vet for Kerry
Brother: Navy vet for Kerry

[Rebellious Republican]

16. Here is the link to insultedveteran's thread.......

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2535760#2536250

[faithnotgreed]

31. thanks so much rr, i should have done that originally!

[insultedVeteran]

21. Much obliged

Hey thanks for asking on a G.D. which i can't do at this point.

I am working on posting.

A buddy

[faithnotgreed]

32. youre welcome! everyone needs support and were a huge tent for kerry!

[Sugarbleus]

58. A hearty Welcome IV!!

There are vets in here at any given time. They don't always advertise their history...but stay with us and you'll see them when they pop up; usually by the tone/type of their message.

My father n law was WWII era..stationed at Pearl Harbor with his family when it was hit.

My hubby is Viet Nam Vet. No one in my family has an ounce of respect for Bush in terms of his "war" policy nor the way he and his crew have conducted such. We don't like his inattention to the veterans coming back from Iraq--or any war for that matter.

We think he is a callous and careless commander n chief in times of national trouble. We support the military but DO NOT support Bush and his crew. Bush couldn't lead a boyscout troop, IMO

WELCOME AGAIN :hi:

[flygal]

22. My husband is a Vet - USN.....

He claims to be independant but voted for Gore (environment) and he's ABB this year (already voted for Kerry). Actually, he's been ABB since the whole McCain/2000 thing.

We endured years of being attacked by others in the military for not being card carrying repubs. I sat through many a tupperware party during the Clinton years listening the bashing. It was painful. Now we're the evil ones who dare say negative thing against *.

Most of these wives were sahm's running up their credit cards to act rich. But that's a whole other post.

[faithnotgreed]

37. flygal - that was a great post! we sure hear you.. & glad youre here

[Skittles]

23. ME

US Air Force veteran

[Mend]

24. Husband: Enlisted Twice WWII, Korea

WWII- Naval Air Corps when he was 18 in 1947-1948
Korea- Army Counter Intelligence Corps 1952-1955 Special Agent
We say welcome to you.

[elderly man]

25. original message

I served in the United States Marine Corps from 1948-1952.
I live in a swing state , New Hampshire, and will be voting for Kerry.
Many distinguished Marines including Generals Zinni,Hoar, and
Van Riper strenuously repudiate the current administration.

[faithnotgreed]

33. welcome elderly man. yes there are many incl col? hackworth

and the others you mention who are working to regain sanity for the country we all love by getting kerry in and bush out! i have thorougly enjoyed listening to men like wesley clark and joseph hoar - they know of what they speak!

were glad youre here

[annabanana]

35. Welcome "elderly man"..............

A spring chicken at heart I'll bet! You, Sir, are very welcome here at DU! I know a lot of your colleagues (like my Dad) who recognize nonsense when they see it. It's time for an administration that REALLY supports the troops1

:toast:

[Sugarbleus]

59. Welcome to you also EM!!

Wonderful to have you with us! Got something to say; Let 'er rip!

We like hearing from all the people; old, young, men, women, all races, etc..we like all the input and wisdom we can glean from all comers.

:hi:

[baltodemvet]

26. I'm a veteran for kerry

I've been working with other VfK's in MD, DC & PA

[noamnety]

27. I'm an army vet

84-92 (and 91-99 as a civilian for the army). And I second the recommendation to go to the veterans forum on Kerry's website, at least to read these:

http://forum.johnkerry.com/index.php?showtopic=54421&st=0

http://forum.johnkerry.com/index.php?showtopic=97153&st=0

[Nlighten1]

28. Fix bayonets!

Army Infantry veteran here.

[B Calm]

29. Vietnam veteran supporting Kerry.

[Redleg]

34. ex Army here supporting Kerry.

My father is retired Army and always supports the Dems.

[Justin54B20L]

36. Army veteran supporting Kerry here too

Been part of Clinton's and *'s Army. '98-'02

[faithnotgreed]

38. welcome justin. were glad youre here and thank you for your service

[steve2470]

39. my dad is also a World War II vet, and very much for Kerry.

He says Iraq is a total disaster and we should have never been there. My dad was a captain with Patton in the Battle of the Bulge. And he voted for McGovern in 1972. Go Dad !

[Media_Lies_Daily]

40. My dad was a nose-gunner on a B-24 the flew over targets in...

...Germany, Austria, Romania, Hungary, etc. He voted GOP until 2000 when he voted for Gore. He is MOST definitely a Kerry supporter!

[Media_Lies_Daily]

41. Ex-Navy (1976-1981) supporting Kerry all the way to the White House!

[Ezlivin]

42. Two Navy Vets for Kerry

I'm a disabled veteran and ex-submariner; my wife served in the USN at CINCPACFLT.

We met in an enlisted men's club in Pearl Harbor and will be married 26 years on November 2.

And on our wedding anniversary, we're both pulling the lever for Kerry/Edwards!

[Wyoming Rancher]

43. New to this Board, I'm a Nam Vet and am having a problem with

Kerry

I retired in 83. Did 4 years in the 'Nam as a Combat Medic and while Kerry was testifing before the Fullbright Commission, I was getting my third Purple Heart.

A lot of time has past since those days and a lot of ill will has been spread on both sides, by people with good intentions.

I'd like some non infalmatory info from 'Nam Vets, on their views on Kerry. I've done my homework on W, I've got 3 sons on AD , 2 incountry and one in Ranger school, so don't go there, they are grwon men and have made up their mind's. Wanna hear from my peers on this.

Rancher

[alcuno]

45. Welcome to DU, Wyoming Rancher.

I'm sure you'll get responses, but you may need to start your own thread. Thank you for your service and that of your sons.

[Jackpine Radical]

46. I'm a Vietnam vet (1st Cav 67-68) and a definite Kerry supporter,

but I suspect that my intellectual history is somewhat different from yours. I came back from Vietnam with the antiwar seeds already planted & started grad school at Madison, where the seeds flourished in that information-rich hotbed of the antiwar movement. As a result I never did have a problem with Kerry's testimony, or with Vets for Peace or VVAW, for that matter.

I do ask that you read Kerry's FULL testimony before Congress before judging what he said. Try this site for a balanced view:

http://www.republicansforkerry.org/

Swiftboat Vets, Iraq Vets:
John Kerry Was and Is Your Best Friend



In discussing Ronald Reagan, a line from one of his movies is
sometimes used:



"Where's the rest of me?!" --as Drake McHugh in the 1942 film,
King's Row.



Swiftboat Vets ought to give the same kind of consideration to John
Kerry. Because what he stood for – particularly in the rest of his
testimony before Congress in 1971, gives a real clue to the meaning of
his post-war activities, which have become the source of so much
bitterness this election season.



Let's parse his words. First of all, Kerry's testimony was for the
purpose of calling the leadership of that era to account for having
entered into that war in the first place:

(Much more, including un-redacted testimony).

[TahitiNut]

50. I'm a Vietnam Vet (USARV HQ at Long Binh, '69, SP/5).

I support Kerry, even though he's 6 months younger than me. :silly:

[insultedVeteran]

56. Get your post Number up

This is what i was told last night

go to the lounge, and when people post cat pictures post "isn't that cute!"
you'll have your count up in no time.

Glad to have you here

[wellstone_democrat]

57. Vietnam Era USAF

Fought the "battle of North Dakota" myself---well, that's where they sent me.

I was won over to Kerry when I investigated what he has done for Vets (including the MIA project with McCain) and by who is supporting him: Wesley Clark and Max Cleland for two.


Ask yourself: when your sons come home and perhaps run for office, do you want their service dismissed and smeared like that of Kerry, Clark or Clelland? I don't and I don't know your boys. But, I don't want ANYONE'S service to be smeared, ridiculed and reduced. Anyone who allows this to be done on their behalf without speaking out strongly to condemn it in no uncertain terms is beneath contempt.

[ElectroPrincess]

44. Yes, I was Active Duty Army for four years ...

My field was Intelligence (don't say it :P).
Welcome fellow vets :-)

[m berst]

47. General Wesley K. Clark, retired

- US Military Academy at West Point 1966
- Oxford University Rhodes Scholar - Masters Degree in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics 1966-1968
- Active duty in Viet Nam 1969, 1970
- Silver Star, Vietnam 1970
- Instructor and Assistant Professor of Social Science at West Point 1971-1974
- U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth - Masters of Military Art and Science 1974-1975
- Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 1976
- Active duty 1976-1989
- Operations officer, 3rd Battalion, 35th Armor, 1st Armored Division
- Assistant Executive Officer to the Supreme Allied Commander
- Commander of the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor, 4th Infantry Division
- Battle Command Training Program director
- Commanding General of the National Training Center 1989-1991
- Commanding General 1st Cavalry Division 1992-1994
- Commanding General of the United States Southern Command 1996-1997
- Supreme Allied Commander, Europe 1997-2000

Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and Purple Heart recipient...

...and strong and active supporter of John Kerry for president

[Vickers]

48. 8 year USAF vet here

And definitely voting for the better guy.

[matcom]

49. I'm a Vet

19kilo M1A1 Tanker. 4 years - Germany

welcom friend :hi:

[CitySky]

51. vfk's rock

:kick:

[Bandit]

52. 11 Bravo here

Served 1967-1971 with two tours in the Nam and one tour in Germany fighting against the Big Red One. I was in Third Inf and we were the Blue Army. First Inf was the Red Army. It was a MAJOR war Game in 1970. when Big Red One was pulled out of Nam they were sent directly to Germany to play war with us Marne Guys. Never did here who one the war.

[txindy]

53. My father (WW II and Korean War US Navy vet)

enjoys reading the posts for news, but is not formally registered. So, on his behalf, I'll say, "Welcome!" :toast: :toast:

[BrotherBuzz]

54. I'm just a dumb draftee....

that supports Kerry! I didn't volunteer, but I didn't shirk my responsibilty, either. Funny, I support the troops but not this mis-adminstration; a concept that seems foreign to a lot of ears.

Veterans are a brotherhood of the heart, even though we are from all walks of life. We, like the Democrats, have a large and inclusive tent.

Welcome Irateveteran, and the other new veterans that have joined DU.

[bettys boy]

55. Another soldier checking in

Army, '87-'00. Infantry NCO, MI warrant officer.

[MADem]

60. Retired military, myself n/t