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To: American Spirit who wrote (5804)	10/25/2003 8:44:04 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) of 10965

Vietnam Service Becomes Issue in Campaign story.news.yahoo.com <<...Democrats Wesley Clark and John Kerry are basing their presidential campaigns largely on military service that includes combat in Vietnam — a distinctive qualification in a race full of candidates who came of age during the war but did not fight. Their White House rivals did not serve in Vietnam, even though most turned 18 while young men were being drafted. They escaped combat with deferments for college, medical problems, fatherhood and by serving in the National Guard. President Bush was in the National Guard during the war and did not see combat. Clark and Kerry mention their military service in nearly every campaign appearance, offering their credentials as evidence they are best prepared to lead the nation during the fighting against terrorism. Clark was an Army infantry officer and company commander in Vietnam. He rose to four-star general and supreme allied commander of NATO forces in Europe. Kerry was the skipper of a Navy swift boat in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam. Both men received the Purple Heart after being wounded in combat and were awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. "Obviously we've had presidents who haven't had military experience," Kerry said in an interview. "I understand that. It's not a prerequisite. But we are living in a very different time."...>>

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