Kerry Urges 'Marching Again' for Veterans Benefits

[Iceburg]

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Kerry Urges 'Marching Again' for Veterans Benefits

By Patricia Wilson

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites), a decorated Navy lieutenant who later protested the Vietnam War, urged veterans on Saturday to "get out there marching again" for better benefits.

On the anniversary of President Bush (news - web sites) declaring an end to combat operations in Iraq (news - web sites), Kerry held a sometimes emotional breakfast meeting with about a dozen veterans at a the South City Diner in St. Louis.

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M A R C H I N G

O R D E R S

from our commander-in-chief

[saigon68]

1. I'M READY

TIME TO GET MARCHING AGAIN

LOOKS LIKE COWARD AND CHICKEN HAWK ARE HAVING A PARTY IN THE CITY
THIS FALL

We need to go there and say hi to them







The second and last Nixon Inaugural Convention Miami 1972

Ron Kovic in the chair front far right

[Onlooker]

2. This is so brilliant!

What a great way at exposing the hypocrisy and cowardice of the Republicans!

[Onlooker]

3. Powerful stuff

From the same article:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&ncid=696&e=2&u=/nm/20040501/pl_nm/campaign_kerry_dc

"We haven't even finished Afghanistan (news - web sites) and we're fighting a war -- Mission Accomplished?" asked Fields Black, a 33-year-old former Marine who won a combat ribbon in the 1991 Gulf War.

He was referring to Bush's flight-suited May 1 landing on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln off the coast of California, where he declared major combat operations over beneath a banner that read "Mission Accomplished." ...

Black, who requires an oxygen tank to breathe, said he had contracted emphysema and other respiratory problems during the first Gulf War, probably from inhaling oil fumes.

Tears welling, he told Kerry that eight months ago, doctors predicted he would die without a course of treatment he could not afford.

"You land on the aircraft carrier strutting your stuff and I have a hard time walking?" Black said. "How dare you? That's how I look at the president, how dare you. Why didn't you land a plane in Vietnam? Where were you then? Just how dare you. It amazes me how he does it with a smile too."

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Saigon68, your reply #1 photos are great!

[FreakinDJ]

4. There is far too much truth to this story

for the media to print it.

Got Links my friend ?

[Iceburg]

5. here's a link

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5007310§ion=news

[DaveSZ]

7. We all need to take to the streets all across the country!

We need to ALL march just like all those women did in Washington!

[FreakinDJ]

8. Don't worry...We will

I get a lot of news and gossip from the old soldiers home here in California. Most think he is an incompetent idiot and are tired of the benefits being jeopardized

[wicket]

6. AWESOME!

[PfcHammer]

9. Sounds like the Bonus March Redux. Bush will probably sic his thugs

that beat up Souter on the marchers.