NYT Letter from Vet who served with Kerry (Richard McCann)

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To the Editor:

As a former Swift boat officer in Vietnam, and one who served with John Kerry in the rivers of the Mekong Delta, I am appalled at the comments about his military service made by some veterans and nonveterans associated with the Republican Party.

I was one of the Swift boat veterans not interviewed by John E. O'Neill for his book, "Unfit for Command," no doubt because I have positive recollections of Mr. Kerry. During our time in the service together, I found Mr. Kerry to be a brave and honorable man, never refusing an order, always willing to put himself in harm's way to engage the enemy.

By questioning Mr. Kerry's military service, these veterans - and the people backing them - are dishonoring only themselves.

Richard McCann
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Aug. 21, 2004
The writer is a retired Navy commander.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/24/opinion/l24swift.html

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1. Cleveland Plain Dealer LTTE today too

Of course, buried under the "poor, pitiful whining Kerry" letter

http://www.cleveland.com/letters/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1093347082303690.xml

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