Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold
Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold
Oh so true. I will be happy to cast my vote in opposition to Kerry no
matter
who the other candidate is. Although in this case the opposition is my
president. George W. Bush. Want you stand with me and help us defeat John
Kerry. Get this message to all your family, and friends and to those that
you work with.
Have a great day,
Kenneth W. Williams Sr.
John Forbes Kerry
I honestly do not believe that a combat proven Vietnam veteran really
has
to
read this but I do believe that members of his family, his extended
family,
and closest friends should. THIS article is the closest they will ever come
to "understanding". You have probably read a bunch of them, but this is an
excellent article about how John Kerry tried to disgrace his fellow Vietnam
Vets, and how this will come back to bite him as he tries to portray
himself
as a hero.
KERRY KRELL
MAJOR/USMC
Intelligence Department
Headquarters Marine Corps
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Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold
By Barbara Stock
September 1, 2004
Over 30 years ago they put away their medals and their uniforms. They
buried
their anger and bitterness and moved on with their lives--and they waited.
Revisionists are trying to change history, claiming the returning Viet Nam
veterans didn't suffer all that much when they returned home. All that
talk
of being labeled animals has been exaggerated over the years. But the
veterans know better. They were there.
On the radio last week, one man related that he had unpacked the
uniform that he wore home from Viet Nam all those years ago. It had not
seen the light of day for over 30 years. He showed it to his children
and grandchildren and, for the first time, spoke of the day that he
returned home from war and was spat on, cursed at, and literally had to
run a gauntlet of protesters who threw human waste and rotten fruit on
him and his fellow vets. With the words "baby killers" ringing in his
ears he was warned
by laughing policemen not to retaliate or he would be arrested. So he ran.
The able-bodied helped the wounded as they do on any battlefield
because those on crutches or in wheelchairs were not spared the
profanity and bags full of feces that were thrown at them by the raging
anti-war protesters. This now middle-aged vet went on to tell his
family that he had hid in the bathroom at the airport for over two
hours, bewildered and afraid. He wondered if he had landed in some
foreign land where Americans were hated. Finally, he cleaned up the
uniform he was still proud to wear as best he could and made his way to
his plane, where he suffered more insults from the passengers. When he
got home, he packed up his medals and his dirty uniform,
just as it was, and he knew that one day, he would take it out again and he
would have his say. That day has come.
One POW stated that he had never put a face to the name until he heard
the words "Genghis Khan" pronounced only as John Kerry does and
suffered his first flashback to the time he was being tormented by
Kerry's words in a North Vietnamese prison camp. They buried their
anger and the bitterness --and they waited. Most of them didn't know
who or what would be the signal to make their move, but they knew they
would recognize it when it
happened.
On July 29, 2004, it happened. John Forbes Kerry came to the podium at
the Democratic Convention and uttered three words that made many Viet
Nam vets skin crawl: "Reporting for Duty!" At last the time had come
for these long-suffering veterans. The past was staring back at these
wrongly disgraced vets from their television sets. The face it bore was
that of John Kerry, the man who had shredded their honor without a
thought and climbed over the bodies of their fallen friends to launch a
political career. Kerry had stripped them of their dignity the day he
sat before Congress in his fatigues and portrayed them as "baby
killers" and "murderers." Kerry did the
unspeakable. He had publicly turned on his fellow vets while they were
still
in harm's way and American prisoners were still in the hands of the enemy.
Kerry accused them all of being out-of-control animals, killing,
raping,
and
pillaging Viet Nam at will. The anti-war movement--the protesters--had
their
hero and he was a Viet Nam War veteran, an officer, a medal winner, a
wounded warrior: John Forbes Kerry.
Many Viet Nam vets buried the memories of their less-than-welcome
homecoming, and John Kerry moved off the national scene. The feelings
of betrayal had faded, but they were never resolved. The unprecedented
injustice inflicted on the Viet Nam vets has always lain just under the
surface, waiting for a chance to be uncovered. The war had stolen their
youth and innocence and John Kerry stole their dignity and rightful
place of honor in history. Like an unlaced boil, the anger festered
but there was nothing that could ease the pain. These vets didn't ask
for "forgiveness" because they had done nothing wrong in serving their
country. They never asked to be treated as heroes, just good soldiers.
All they have ever wanted
was the respect due all the men and women who have worn the uniform of this
country.
Being allowed to march in a few parades wasn't enough. A long over-due
memorial was not enough. The Viet Nam Veterans moveable wall only
brought back the suffering as they searched for the names of their
fallen friends whose memory had been defiled and disgraced by people
who considered them rampaging killers instead of men who died with
honor for their country.
Now before them stands this man who would be president--this man who
holds his service in Viet Nam up as a badge of honor now that it suits
his purposes. This man Kerry brags about his medals and his tiny wounds
and demands the respect they were denied, yet he offers no apologies
for what he did to them. "I will be a great leader!" Kerry proclaims,
because of his brief and self-proclaimed valiant service while wearing
a uniform....the very same uniform that they wore and were spat upon
because of it.
All across America, soiled uniforms and memories of being shamed and
humiliated have resurfaced and Vietnam vets demand their rightful place
in history. John Kerry seems bewildered by the reaction of his "fellow
vets." He has become defensive and angry because now his service and
honor are being questioned. Kerry seems oblivious to the pain he caused
three decades ago when he stole all honor and dignity from those same
"fellow vets" for personal gain. Now he wants to use them again, for
the same reason.
All across America, Viet Nam vets are smiling. At last, perhaps they
can bury their demons. These angry vets are demanding that this man who
sentenced them to being shunned as criminals, tell the world that he
was wrong and that he is sorry for what he did to them. Kerry must
admit that he lied about them.
For many, it would still not be enough. Satisfaction and hopefully
peace will come when Viet Nam vets see and hear John F. Kerry give his
concession speech the night of November 2, 2004 with the knowledge that
it was their votes that helped defeat him. There are approximately 2.5
million Viet Nam veterans in America and they have not forgotten. Kerry
denied them their rightful place as heroes and they will deny him his
dream of the presidency. Angry Viet Nam veterans, silent for so long,
will finally have their say. Payment in full will be delivered to John
Kerry on November 2, 2004.
Revenge is indeed a dish best served cold.
--
Burr
Vote "RIGHT"
Vote Republican
Phu Bai/Hue, Da Nang
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