As a veteran myself I was shocked and appalled to hear the Trump comments about former POW and now US Senator McCain,but I was more more shocked and appalled because of his attack with those same comments on ALL veterans by GOP candidate Trump.
We currently have two candidates for US President, one in each party, who are veterans of our nation's armed forces: Senator Lindsey Graham and former US Senator Jim Webb. There might be one or more now in recent days who have some military service. Candidate Webb is a highly decorated Vietnam veteran who served under President Reagan and President Clinton in high level Pentagon positions. He was the Secretary of the Navy and an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Senator Graham until recently was a reservist in the Judge General Advocate's office. and has a long, honorable military record.
We should all want to know about candidates for President and their domestic and foreign affairs public policy positions. We should also want to know their experiences in life and also very importantly, have they served their nation in the military. That service should count for a lot. Both Mr. Graham and Mr. Webb deserved credit for their service and it should be a major asset as voters make their minds up in their respective state primaries in coming months.
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