Have you seen this photo of John Kerry?

[Bhaisahab]

I think photos like this will endear him to people who dont vote for issues but for personalities. So maybe this can be spread around?



Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., relaxes with his puppy V.C., while stationed in the Mekong Delta in 1969, during the Vietnam War. The controversy over the Vietnam war record of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has trained a fresh light on one of that conflict's lesser-known episodes _ the operations of America's 'Brown Water Navy' in rivers, canals and mangrove swamps of the Mekong Delta. (AP Photo/Courtesy of John Kerry)
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[juajen]

1. Wowee, I think it's delightful!!

:kick:

[LosinIt]

2. Do you have a link to that so we can rate it?

[Bhaisahab]

3. Sorry for overlooking that

here it is:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/040824/480/ny10808240313&e=1&ncid=1617

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Thanks! It got a 5 from me!

:D

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

4. I saw that picture before . He was so young . Still had lots of hair .

[A_Possum]

5. A little story about V.C. the puppy...

"Even in the midst of this absurdity (a particularly confusing firefight), there was a moment of comic relief. During the firefight PCF-94 nearly lost its mascot. A few weeks earlier, Kerry and his crew had been in a village where they came across a puppy some of the locals were preparing to kill and eat. The Americans immediately traded some rations for the little dog and adopted him, naming the mutt V.C. Displaying great fortitude, V.C. soon took to standing in the bow of the Swift, with his muzzle sniffing the air, barking at villagers along the riverbanks. His only drawback was his inability to be housebroken. That afternoon when the mine exploded just off PCF-94, to the crew's horror the concussion blew open the two big engine cover doors, catapulting V.C. into the air and overboard. After the ensuing firefight the crew fell silent. "Nobody was wounded," Kerry explained, "but V.C. was gone." A few minutes later, however, the Mekong Delta river featured a scene straight out of a Disney movie, as the men of PCF-94 heard a yap, yap, yap, and turned to see their puppy on another Swift's deck, barking to come home."

TOUR OF DUTY by David Brinkley, pp 301-302

I'm so thrilled to see a photo of him!

(This was not one of the medal firefights, btw. I dunno if the smearvets would admit that V.C. existed, but now we have proof!) ;)

[jonnyblitz]

17. I just finished that book

I recommend it.

[AbbeyRoad]

6. No, I haven't

What a sweet puppy.

Thanks for posting the pic.

[MidwestTransplant]

7. Did he take it from the unarmed kid in the loin cloth that he shot

in the back? (Sarcasm)

[Bhaisahab]

8. Hey don't be so bitter man

Its ok. Its all in the past. No?

[WindRavenX]

9. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

OMG, that is too cute :D

[Bhaisahab]

12. bah! THAT is cute?

you wanna see cute?

here:


U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) wields a wrench while looking at the inside of a CH-47 helicopter during a tour of the Boeing Company in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, August 17, 2004.


HA HA HA! That tongue!! HA HA HA!

[asthmaticeog]

13. "Mmmmmmmmm...

...I can't WAIT to eat this wrench!"

[baldguy]

14. "If you know what's good for you, you won't ask any more questions!"

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Thank you. I have already passed this on!

What a great photo!:loveya:

[Bhaisahab]

15. hey you can spell Gandhi correctly!

so many ppl write Ghandi. Glad you not one of them! :)

[jonnyblitz]

16. I read about that puppy! he rescued it from being eaten

or his swiftboat mates did anyway!! Great pic!!

[JI7]

18. i love that pic of him

i have one saved on my computer. he looks so cute and innocent. he was so young there.

[JI7]

19. they should use this pic in an ad

especially the bio ads.

[Kelli372]

20. LOVE the photo

It's so endearing, and offers a glimpse into the true character of the man. Reminds me of my father so much.