THE PURPLE HEART BAND-AIDS 上市 Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 7, Number 37, September 12, 2004, Article 3
THE PURPLE HEART BAND-AIDS
Charles Davis writes: "The purple heart band aids were a
response to John Kerry's ad nauseum TV ads that he has
three of them (or at least had three of them before he threw
them away in the 1971 protest rally in Washington) for battle
wounds that required only bandaids."George Vanca of Santa Clarita, CA writes: "A few delegates
at the Republican National Convention were wearing
band-aids with Purple Hearts on them. They were doing it
not as a mockery of the Purple Heart but in response to the
three "questionable" Purple Hearts John Kerry received in
Vietnam as reported by the Swiftboat Veterans.In fairness, it should be pointed out, that the President,
Vice-president, and their Spokespersons have all spoken
out against the Swiftboat Veterans stance and they have
publicly said that they acknowledge and honor Senator
Kerry's service in Vietnam. They have also called for an
end to the commercials."Denis Loring writes: "It was indeed intended as a mockery,
of John Kerry. The wearers indicate their belief in the
reports -- proven false -- that Kerry did not deserve his
Purple Hearts because of the triviality (or non-existence)
of his wounds."[So another numismatic topic begins and ends in politics.
Lest we stir up our earlier foes of political discussions
within these pages, I'll let the topic drop now that we have
an answer to the original question. My apologies to the
several other readers who sent replies as well. -Editor]- 2004-09-12
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