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Kerry on his anti-war activism, on CBS: "I was young.(for the record)(Brief Article)

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* Kerry on his anti-war activism, on CBS: "I was young. It was an emotional time, and we were all caught up in it. And I wish I'd sort of, you know, paid greater tribute to some of the service of people and drawn the line in a better way." . . . Navy veteran Steve Hayes, who served with Kerry in Vietnam, in Washington Post: "Kerry could have remained in Vietnam with the rest of us, but he made a formal request to be reassigned to the States, as three Purple Hearts entitled him to do. I remember colleagues leaving Vietnam early . . . in body bags. I remember some ...

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