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Little Big League
Benchwarmer mistake. War heroes in the White House. Frosty reception. Plus more.
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/p> p>So far, nobody who served in Korea made it to the White House either... br> -- Robert Nowall br> Cape Coral, Florida /p>With regard to war, the only "unbridgeable gulf in 200 years of American history" is the complete self-absorption of my own generation of Baby Boomers who still haven't appropriately honored their own veterans.
The current crop of soldiers will do just fine in politics -- especially as the increasingly irrelevancy of old age (another Boomer "tradition") turns us into nothing more than political "kibbitzers."
p>It couldn't happen to a nicer bunch. br> -- Arnold Ahlert br> Boca Raton, Florida /p>Just one small nit to pick...
John Kerry "saw extensive combat..." In three months? Lest we forget the standard tour for sons of the middle class was 12 to 14 months depending on your branch of service.
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