Thomas Lewis Quotes
We confused the warriors with the war.
Commenting on the hostility which greeted some returning Vietnam veterans:
Thomas Lewis, New York State Director of Veterans Affairs, Interview, PBS Inside Albany, August 20, 1989
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He allowed one of his statements to appear on the Democratic Party radio response to the President’s weekly broadcast.
Kerry, a decorated, former Navy officer, was then a spokesperson for Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
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At the time 18 year old Douglas wanted to enlist to fight in the Philippines where his father was about to be given military command. Young Douglas took his father’s prescient advice and attended West Point instead. In an amazing historical precursor, General Arthur MacArthur ended up in policy disputes with the President over how aggressive American tactics should be. President Taft relieved MacArthur of his command.
