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Kerry belonged to Vietnam Veterans Against the War ([[VVAW]]), where he attacked the American soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in Vietnam.

Kerry belonged to Vietnam Veterans Against the War ([[VVAW]]), where he attacked the American soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in Vietnam.

Controversially referring to US servicemen in Vietnam as having been sent "''to die for the biggest nothing in history''," Kerry alleged that the military had "''created a monster''" in the form of violence-prone American soldiers, and recounted that soldiers had personally recollected stories of having "''personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads''," of Vietnamese citizens and rampaging across Vietnam "''[razing] villages in fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan''". That these acts were "not isolated incidents but crimes committed on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command."

Controversially referring to US servicemen in Vietnam as having been sent "''to die for the biggest nothing in history''," Kerry alleged that the military had "''created a monster''" in the form of violence-prone American soldiers, and recounted that soldiers had personally recollected stories of having "''personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads''," of Vietnamese citizens and rampaging across Vietnam "''[razing] villages in fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan''". That these acts were "''not isolated incidents but crimes committed on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command''."

On NBC's ''Meet The Press'' in 1971, Kerry was asked whether he had personally committed atrocities in Vietnam. He responded:

On NBC's ''Meet The Press'' in 1971, Kerry was asked whether he had personally committed atrocities in Vietnam. He responded: