John Hurley, a Vietnam veteran, served with the U.S. Army in the Mekong Delta, 1967-68. He is a lawyer and lives in Massachusetts with his wife and three children. He is the former National Director, Veterans for John Kerry, in the 2004 presidential election.

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View From The Battlefield: Why American Veterans Are Voting Obama

Posted February 3, 2008 | 11:41 PM (EST)


Nine days ago at an election eve rally at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, a Vietnam veteran, tears welling in his eyes, wildly shouted his support for Senator Barack Obama.

Two fellow vets helped him to his feet to join in a raucous standing ovation for Obama. That...

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