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   On Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:33:37 -0400, in talk.politics.guns   
   governor.swill@gmail.com wrote:   
      
   >They weren't.  Of the 200 who signed the document against Kerry only a   
   >small number served at the same time and place as Kerry and only ONE   
   >served with him but was not present on any of Kerry's medal earning   
   >occasions.   
      
   Well, me pint is that, whether or not one wins/earns a medal(s) is   
   more a function of luck than heroic behavior... family political   
   connections (as Kerry had) also influence the awarding of medals.  The   
   fact that you have more medals on your chest than fifteen cents worth   
   of Mexican money does not mean you were a war hero... similarly, the   
   lack thereof doesn't mean you weren't.   
      
   The "Swift Boat Veterans" are a political organization.  Back about   
   '04, I was invited to join (I was still a Republican then,) and I have   
   never even *seen* a swift boat up close.   
      
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