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[ProSense]

John Kerry knows how it feels and has had Sestak's back from Day One. In fact, since Senator Kerry's own swiftboating experience in the 2004 presidential campaign, he's made it his personal mission to make sure this never happens again, to anyone. This is what Kerry had to say when I contacted him about the latest Sestak attacks:

"I'd like to know what these Republicans who never wore the uniform of our country have against those who did. I saw what they did to John McCain. I saw what they did to Max Cleland. I saw what they tried to do to Jack Murtha, and now they're trying the same sick tactics against Admiral Sestak. We've got to knock this garbage back forever. Never, never, never again. These Republican hacks just got on the battlefield with the wrong soldiers and we're going to make them regret it every step of the way. It's up to us to make sure this dog won't hunt anymore. No more lies, no more smears; this time we're not just going to defend our brother vet, we're making the Republicans pay."

Excellent stuff! More here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2744901&mesg_id=2744901

[ProSense]

1. A Former POW Speaks Out

July 28, 2006
A Former POW Speaks Out
Today on military.com, a gentlemen who spent eight years as a POW in Vietnam writes about his sadness at the continued attacks against John Kerry. The post is here.

http://www.patriotproject.com/2006/07/a_former_pow_sp.php

A Former POW Speaks Out
Phillip Butler | July 26, 2006

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I was captured on April 20th of 1965 and released on February 12th of 1973, making me the 8the longest-held POW in Vietnam. During one period, November of 1969 till May of 1972, I was incarcerated in a camp we named “Camp Unity,” part of the “Hanoi Hilton,” with hundreds of my fellow POWs. During this time I shared a 40-man cell with Ken Cordier, and in the adjoining cell were Paul Galanti and Jim Warner who recently were active in the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth negative campaign. Contrary to statements by these men, none of us ever heard about John Kerry's testimony or statements against the Vietnam War while we were in captivity. I remember. I was there.

The great majority of us were mentally, emotionally, and physically tortured by our Vietnamese captors. We often suffered from malnutrition, diseases and isolation. Many of our comrades died in captivity under these conditions. Our experiences there, even in the best of times, was stressful and no one who was ever held captive as a POW in Vietnam will ever completely put the experience behind them.

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Day, Cordier, Galanti and Warner have claimed to speak for most veterans and POWs. But they only spoke for a small group of ultra right-wing ideologues. In his renewed attacks on Senator Kerry this week, Day recycles the same personal vitriol and falsehoods about Kerry's “betrayal” of our fellow veterans that his organization trademarked in 2004.

The real truth is John Kerry is a Vietnam Veteran who fought heroically and was awarded a Silver Star and Purple Heart for his service. But he is also courageous for coming home and telling Americans the truth about the Vietnam War. John Kerry has continued to honorably and selflessly serve his country to this day. And I am proud, as a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, as a former Navy Light Attack carrier pilot, as a retired Navy Commander, as a Vietnam veteran and former POW, to call Senator John Kerry a Vietnam brother whom I honor and respect.

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2. This would be a good GD post - Patriot Project needs the support for the

next targets. Glad these men who didn't realize the lies of the swifts would get full media attention will be standing up and getting involved.

[TayTay]

3. OMG! This is amazing.

I hope that all the 'Powers That Be' have noted this brave man coming forward. I also hope that he gets some looking after and some nice phone calls. This is amazing. Wow!

[ProSense]

4. It's awesome!

Posted it in the GD thread too.