Vietnam steals Iraq war's thunder in US campaign

Vietnam steals Iraq war's thunder in US campaign

(EXCERPT) Former comrades in arms have gone into battle for John Kerry
- with the votes of 25 million veterans as the prize, reports Paul
Harris in New York

Sunday February 8, 2004 The Observer

Mike Medeiros vividly remembers the fresh-faced, tall commander of his
river patrol boat. He remembers the long days cruising the Mekong
river in Vietnam. He remembers the boredom and also the deadly
firefights.

Most of all he remembers the intense wartime bonds forged between the
crew of Swift Boat No 94. 'We were a crew then and we are still a crew
now. We always will be there for each other,' he said.

He is right. Now Medeiros's captain, a certain Yale student called
John F. Kerry, is running for the presidency of the United States.
Medeiros and the other crew members are campaigning hard for him. They
appear at rallies and in campaign literature. 'It is kind of strange.
I...

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