[DevilDog]

The newest e-mail I received puts it in Kerry's face...

Subject: SOLDIER'S LETTER TO JOHN KERRY
>
> Thought you would like this. If so, pass it on, Americans need to
> know. If you don't like it, just delete it; but keep in mind that a whole
lot
> of people are going to be reading it and agreeing with it.
> The Following letter is posted at:
> http://www.crlegislation.com/News/SOLDIERS_LETTER.htm
> SOLDIER'S LETTER TO JOHN KERRY
> Dear Senator Kerry:
> Since it has become clear that you will probably be theDemocratic nominee
> for President, I have spent a great deal of time researching your war
record
> and your record as a professional politician.
> The reason is simple; you aspire to be the Commander-in-Chief who would
> lead my sons and their fellow soldiers in time of war. I simply wanted
to
> know if you possess the necessary qualifications to be trusted in that
> respect.
>
> You see, I belong to a family of proud U.S. veterans. I was a Captain in
> the Army Reserve, my father was a decorated Lieutenant in World War II,
> and I have four sons who have either served, or are currently serving in
the
> military. The oldest is an Army Lieutenant still on active duty in
Afghanistan
> after already being honored for his service in Iraq.
> The youngest is an E-4 with the military police. His National Guard unit
> just finished their second tour of active duty, including six months in
> Guantanamo Bay. My two other sons have served in the National Guard
> and the Navy.
>
> In looking at your record I found myself comparing it not only to that of
my
> father and my sons, but to the people they served with.
> My father served with the 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion in Europe.
> They landed on Utah Beach and fought for 317 straight days including the
> Cherbourg Peninsula, Aachen, the Heurtgen Forest, and the Battle of the
> Bulge. You received a Silver Star in Vietnam for chasing down and
> finishing off a wounded and retreating enemy soldier. My father earned a
> Bronze Star for single handedly charging and knocking out a German
> machine gun nest that had his men pinned down. You received three
> purple hearts for what appearto be three minor scratches. In fact, you
> only missed a combined total of two days of duty for these wounds. The
> men of my father's unit, the 87th, had to be admonished by their
> commanding officer because:
> "It has been brought to our attention that some men are covering up
> wounds and refusing medical attention for fear of being evacuated and
> permanently separated from this organization...." It was also a common
> problem for seriously wounded soldiers to go AWOL from hospitals in
> order to rejoin their units. You used your three purple hearts to leave
> Vietnam early.
>
> My oldest boy came home from Iraq with numerous commendations
> and then proceeded to volunteer to go to Afghanistan and from there
> back to Iraq again. My sons and father have never had anything but
> the highest regard and respect for their fellow soldiers. Yet, you came
> home to publicly charge our fighting men with being war criminals
> and to urge their defeat by the enemy. You even wrote a book that
> had a cover which mocked the heroism of the United States Marines
> who raised the flag on Iwo Jima.
>
> Our current crop of soldiers has a philosophy that no one gets left
> behind, and they have practiced that from Somalia to the battlefields
> of the Middle East. Yet as chairman of a Senate committee looking into
> allegations that many of your fellow servicemen had been left behind
> as prisoners in Vietnam, you chose to defend the brutal Vietnamese regime.
> You even went so far as to refer to the families of the POWs and MIAs
> as professional malcontents, conspiracy mongers, con artists, and dime
> store Rambos.
>
> As a Senator you voted against the 1991 Gulf War, and have
> repeatedly voted against funds to supply our troops with the best
> equipment, and against money to improve our intelligence capability.
> I find this particularly ironic since as a Presidential candidate you are
> highly critical of our pre-war ntelligence in Iraq.
> However, you did vote to authorize the President to go to war, but
> have since proceeded to do everything you can to undermine the
> efforts of our government and our troops to win. Is this what our
> fighting men and women can expect of you if you are their
> Commander-in-Chief? Will you gladly send them to war, only to
> then aid the enemy by undermining the morale of our troops and
> cutting off the weapons they need to win?
>
> Our country is at war, Senator, and as has been the case in every
> war since the American Revolution, a member of my family is
> serving their country during the war. Now you want me to trust
> you to lead my sons in this fight.
>
> Sorry Senator, but when I compare your record to those who
> have fought and died for this nation, and are currently fighting
> and dying, the answer is not just no, but Hell No!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Michael Connelly
> Dallas, Texas
> February 14, 2004

[bwhip]

[Mangina]

I would hope you people base your voting on more than someone's war experience. I think things like the economy so you all have jobs to buy bikes would be important too. Although I do like watching the USA warmongering on the tube at nights.

Please note: This is a joke and was not meant to disrespect anyone who has fought or died for freedom.

[BDA116]

Originally Posted by Mangina

....... I think things like the economy so you all have jobs to buy bikes would be important too.

Just one of many other reasons to not vote Kerry. The economy and jobs are doing very well, and are only getting better. Kerry would put a massive halt to it all.

[Mo Noyz]

[johnnyboym]

Is there another letter where he researched Bush's war record

[QuikMike]

Originally Posted by johnnyboym

Is there another letter where he researched Bush's war record

I was just thinking the samething...let's review Dubya's war record....

[luvtolean]

Actually, there are several letters like this floating around the web. Maybe authentic, maybe not.

But the message tends to revolve around the fact Kerry is using his war record as the central message of his campaign, and underlying theme that the reserves are not as noble as the regular army. He takes shots at National Guard through Bush, which pisses off people who served and/or had loved ones die, in the reserves.

I will not vote for either one of these ass clowns, but I hope Bush wins over Kerry.