Letters to the editor, 9/7/04
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
I reject my party's sleazy attacks on John Kerry
I would like to thank the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth for assisting me in my choice for president. As a retired Navy commander who worked on Dick Cheney's Pentagon staff when he was secretary of defense, I saw firsthand how he reacted when the first President Bush lost the election. He almost immediately deserted his post and left the Department of Defense scrambling for a replacement.
Now, he and President Bush have a group of former veterans attempting to defame a man who had the courage to go to Vietnam and fight for his country. Mr. Kerry also had the courage to disagree with the war (along with many other honorable Americans) after his service was completed. I think the right to disagree with the status quo is a right that all Americans have and is one of the rights I defended in my 22 years of military service.
I received several medals for my service. I met the criteria for earning each one, but I know others, in some cases, did much more to earn the same medal. I didn't turn down the medal just because I did less than another military member who earned the same award. Lt. Kerry did not give the medals to himself. They were awarded by his superiors.
As a Republican, I agree with what the party represents but I disagree with the sleazy tactics it is using to try to win an election. I therefore intend (along with my entire family) to vote for John Kerry.
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