Reply #86: My vet said he could use a hammer and let him have a real one

[vetwife]

"It is inexcusable for a delegate to mock anyone who has ever put on a soldier's uniform," said Democratic Chairman Terry McAuliffe. "It is inexcusable to mock service and sacrifice."


Blackwell said he has heard reports that Kerry's wounds were self-inflicted, and said Vietnam veterans have every right to be angry about comments Kerry made after returning to this country and protested the war. He prepared 300 of the purple heart bandages to hand out, and said he had given out about 230 by late Monday, though few were evident on the convention floor.


"Kerry raised this issue himself," said Blackwell, who was wearing one of the bandages on his forehead. "Their convention was all about Vietnam. It's legitimate to discuss this."