DougR - You misunderstood what I posted. I agreed with PeterT - Kerry didn't deserve a medal for killing women and children; I also agreed with Spaw - It's time to put it behind us, not forget but move on,; and I agreed with Allan - everyone was touched by Viet Nam and no one is the better for it. As far as I am concerned, Kerry's experiences make him the ideal candidate for the presidency if only because he will think long and hard before committing our young people to war. Kerry did nothing wrong. Neither did Calley. Both were betrayed by bureaucrats.

You said: "But digging up this stuff thirty or so years after it happened is crappy in my opinion"...that is exactly what I meant by picking scabs. Let it heal and let the scar serve as a reminder.