In an ad entitled "Heart," Kerry's Vietnam crewmates Del Sandusky and Jim Rassman, a soldier who was pulled to safety by Kerry during a firefight, praised Kerry as a strong leader. "The decisions that he made saved our lives," Sandusky says.
The ad also features Kerry's daughter, Vanessa, and wife, Teresa, and ends with Kerry saying, "We're a country of optimists, we're the can-do people and we just need to believe in ourselves again."
The second ad, entitled "Lifetime," also features Sandusky and Rassman. A narrator notes that Kerry earned the Silver Star, Bronze Star and three purple hearts in Vietnam and highlights his 1993 vote for Bill Clinton's controversial budget plan, which is described in the ad as a "decisive vote that created 20 million new jobs." |
