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John Kerry was the only Swift sailor ever to leave Vietnam without completing the standard one-year tour of duty, other than those who were seriously wounded or killed. Kerry went to unusual lengths to obtain the Purple Heart after being turned down by his own commanding officer.
John Kerry was the only Swift sailor ever to leave Vietnam without completing the standard one-year tour of duty, other than those who were seriously wounded or killed. Kerry went to unusual lengths to obtain the Purple Heart after being turned down by his own commanding officer.
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 supported the anti-war movement.
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''."