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I live in the Ontario North, retired, born American, Naturalized Canadian. Came to Canada with hubby who had orders for Nam. We arrived Woodstock weekend 1969. We stayed here in Canada although he got his amnesty from Carter. He fought the other than honorable discharge all the way to the Pentagon.. Neat place. Could picture it on 9/11.
I never voted in an American election until 2004. In 2000 my dying hubby and I watched the chads counted. In 2004 I saw my vote was needed. My hubby was born in Toledo. My fiancee is also from Ohio. He is from Youngstown area. He hadn't voted in 35 years, since coming back from his Air force (volunteered) Nam time tour in the Philippines. He went to several Kerry Ohio campaign stops and to a Bush Ohio campaign stop as a protester, almost getting jailed. He and his best friend, a Viet Nam Navy Seal vet, who never ever voted in an American election, both voted for Kerry. They were sure Kerry would win as everyone they talked to said Kerry was their guy. The outcome in Ohio really leads us to believe that there was VAST voter fraud. My older son was conceived in Florida and so voted in November 2004 out of Florida's Monroe county , his Dad's last American residence. I voted out of NJ. We are proud of Hackett. My fiancee was so furious at Schmidt that it was good he was up here visiting me when she called Murtha a coward.
My step daughter and her hubby were both in The US Army in Iraq in 2003 & 2004. They called and wrote us: "send water and food". They didn't have ammo or protection armour. They were sent out in two vehicle "convoys" in Baghdad and said the hostility then was very scary. The son in law was Stop Lossed in February 2003 to be in the invasion. He was back drafted back in the Army in December 2004.
The two of them say it's all bullshit what the Prez says and the Army is falling apart. I hope more Iraq vets run for Congress.
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