My husband served as a Crew Chief on a UH1D helicopter in Viet Nam during 1966-67.he never talked about his experience there beyond enough to let a fellow Viet Nam vet know he was there to. Those who knew him before he went there, said he was a different person then when he left. His parents listened to him yell,and, fight the war as he tried to sleep when he returned home. Not to mention that every nerve was on edge during his waking hours.Drinking became his comfort. He is now 60 yrs old,he has had a liver transplant due to cirrhosis of the liver,and a heart valve replacement, he has skin cancer, and he is now seeking help thru the VA in Pensacola , Fl. My husband trys to be a good man,but he has a side to him that can be scary, and a side that is very cold. I love him so I stay. He has nothing but contempt for John Kerry,and his precious service in Viet Nam. I have to agree. How could John Kerry do this to the men and women who served so bravely in Viet Nam,when he was just there 4 mos. and 12 days. My husband is Joel Johnson,and I am proud of him and the fact he did not run off to Canada,or shoot himself in a hand or foot,so as not to be able to serve. He did what he had to do, camehome,as many of his comrades died, or came home injured without honor,or pride because of people like John Kerry.I pray he will not become our next President.