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John Kerry

karynnj

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5. You can kind of see that in the photos on the State Department site going there

Reply to democrank (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 14, 2017, 12:27 PM

Jan 2017

He is shown with David Thorne, who has been his best friend since college who was also a vet. They do not have any photos there yet of the meeting or any after that. https://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos

His short comment to his peers after the Iran Nuclear Deal was done, where he chocked up as he said that his experience when he was young in the war, led him to hope that if he was ever in a position of power to prevent a war.

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In Vietnam, Kerry met one of the Viet Cong who was in the ambush that led to Kerry's [View all] karynnj Jan 2017 OP

What a wonderful story. MBS Jan 2017 #1

One of the TV news shows validated the story by speaking to villagers in 2004, karynnj Jan 2017 #2

Must have been such a bittersweet moment for veteran John Kerry. democrank Jan 2017 #3

You can kind of see that in the photos on the State Department site going there karynnj Jan 2017 #5

Very moving account. K&R brer cat Jan 2017 #4

That is pretty cool HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #6

Not to mention, that this was an ambush - exactly like many that had killed and maimed karynnj Jan 2017 #8

Kerry is a hero in so many ways. appal_jack Jan 2017 #7

He has been a hero on many many levels throughout his long career of public karynnj Jan 2017 #9