Clark states that John Kerry is fit to be commander because he served in the Vietnam war. "John Kerry has heard the thump of enemy mortars. He's seen the flash of the tracers. He's lived the values of service and sacrifice. In the Navy, as a prosecutor, as a senator, he proved his physical courage under fire. And he's proved his moral courage too. John Kerry fought a war, and I respect him for that. And he came home to fight a peace. And I respect him for that, too. John Kerry's combination of physical courage and moral values is my definition of what we need as Americans in our commander in chief."<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/29/dems.clark.transcript/index.html], CNN Clark: Kerry has moral courage born in battle, | Clark states that John Kerry is fit to be commander because he served in the Vietnam war. "John Kerry has heard the thump of enemy mortars. He's seen the flash of the tracers. He's lived the values of service and sacrifice. In the Navy, as a prosecutor, as a senator, he proved his physical courage under fire. And he's proved his moral courage too. John Kerry fought a war, and I respect him for that. And he came home to fight a peace. And I respect him for that, too. John Kerry's combination of physical courage and moral values is my definition of what we need as Americans in our commander in chief."<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/29/dems.clark.transcript/index.html], CNN Clark: Kerry has moral courage born in battle, |