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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SiouxPal who wrote (3037)	8/26/2004 1:07:28 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 27181

It's kind of an echo of the Buddhists that used to douse themselves with gasoline and set themselves afire to protest the Vietnam war.. vietnampix.com ..and this was why.. toledoblade.com "Ybarra ended up carrying out what became a ritual among platoon members: He cut off the teenager's ears and placed them in a ration bag, Specialist Carpenter told investigators. During the Army's investigation of Tiger Force, 27 soldiers said the severing of ears from dead Vietnamese became an accepted practice. One reason: to scare the Vietnamese. Platoon members strung the ears on shoe laces to wear around their necks, reports state. Former platoon medic Larry Cottingham told investigators: "There was a period when just about everyone had a necklace of ears."