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James 2:5
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
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Posted by: JG on Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 11:19 PM
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This is a copy of a email I sent to Bill O'Reilly at Fox News.
Dear Mr. Bill O'Reilly:
My name is Jerry Gaffney. I am a Vietnam Vet who spent almost 7 months on the amputee ward at Oak Knoll Naval hospital in Oakland CA after Tet in 1968. I was in 1st Battalion 1st Marines 1st Marine Division. I am a minister today. Now Mr. Oreilly I fought and almost gave my life so you could have the NO SPIN factor. I have enjoyed your programs over the years. I have not agreed with all of your positions but I have enjoyed them.
Now comes my problems. Sir we are almost the same age. I volunteered for Vietnam. I was attending the University of Nebraska in 1965. My father was already in the military and I did not have to go. I though it was my duty to my country and my family. You did not make that sacrifice. So again here is my problem.
You have no right to look other Vietnam Veterans in the face and tell us how to feel about John Kerry. I do support and understand the men who support him and I support the men who do not. If 19 commanders feel a man with only 120 days in country and less then 90 days on the front lines is not fit. Who do you think you are to tell us otherwise.
My friend you were not there. Some think you took the gutless way out so how dare you make a decision on something you do not know about. I fought for your right to speak your mind on what you know. You have no right to tell me or the other officers how to feel. Some of them were on the boats right next to Kerry. If they feel like he was a 90 wonder who are you to say otherwise. You are acting just like the Clintonites and the Kerryites who attack the messenger. Shame on you ..... click read more below for rest
The Doctor that treated Kerry says he faked it. He has a right to say that. The commanders who were on patrol boats right next to Kerry say he faked it. Who are you to say otherwise. The spin the democrats like to say is and I quote: "none of these men were on the boat with Kerry". What a distortion of the truth. These men were the boat commanders right next to Kerry. If any one would know they would know. They would know what the other men said when they came off patrol. They would know what Kerry said when he came off patrol. Who are you to say otherwise.
Now to say because a man only spent 90 days in action in a war 30 years ago makes him fit to be commander and chief is the craziest thing I have ever heard. O'Reilly stop the spin now. Let us Vets do our job.
You see I have some Vietnamese friends. No one talks about the price they paid after we left Vietnam. No one talks about the mass murders of all those who trusted us to help them. No one talks about the 3,000,000 who died in Cambodia because we ran. Is that what you want in Iraq. That's what Michael More wants.
You cowered out with Michael More when he backed you into a corner. He said name any country that found freedom from war. How about France, Germany and now all of eastern Europe. We spilled our blood for them.
If Kerry has his way he will run from Iraq and leave tens of thousands to die in the streets. And as I personally heard Jan Fonda say about Vietnam, "that is ok because they are choosing their own destiny".
O'Reilly I don't think you will ever read this but it felt good saying it.
I am going to post it as on open letter on my website. It is the largest prayer board on the internet.
So if a real person does read this thank you for taking the time to let this old warrior vent for a few minutes.
Thank You
Jerry Gaffney
Two million Americans served in Vietnam with 500,000 seeing actual combat. The latest number of killed in action totaled 47,244. In addition there were 10,446 non-combat deaths while 153,329 Americans were seriously wounded, including 10,000 amputees and over 2400 American POWs/MIAs. I am one of them and I am proud of it. |
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