In 1971 I was 25 years old and in Vietnam. I am not the same person I was than, and my opinion on many things has changed. This is the result of many factors in addition to (I hope) greater maturity. These include living in different parts of the county, a long marriage and two children, and a career in health care administration. I would seriously question Mr. Kerry's grasp upon reality if his opinions hadn't changed with the passage of 33 years, at least as many life experiences as I have had, and the evolution of the world we all live in.