Tuke Campaign Retorts: Eaton Slept Soundly While Bob Went To War
Posted on July 25, 2008 at 4:01 pmThe Bob Tuke for U.S. Senate campaign has issued a retort in response to opponent Kenneth Eaton’s blog posting of yesterday where he called into question Tuke’s Vietnam service referring to Tuke as a “desk jockey.” Via Communications man Chris Song:
Mr. Eaton’s comment questioning Bob Tuke’s service as a Marine Vietnam combat veteran is a slap in the face to Marine infantrymen, or “ground-pounders,” everywhere.
In 1971, Bob Tuke and other United States Marines went to war so Mr. Eaton could sleep safely in his bed, and while we acknowledge whatever second-hand experiences Mr. Eaton has with war and military service, we simply ask of him to speak of Marine “ground-pounders” across Tennessee with some degree of respect.
Bob Tuke commanded a company of Combined Action Forces in Vietnam, leading six infantry platoons in hostile territory and earning a Cross of Gallantry in combat, among other decorations for his service.
Bob Tuke’s service has attracted endorsements from key veterans across America. In addition to General Wesley Clark and former Georgia Senator Max Cleland, Bob has more than thirty Tennessee veterans endorsing his campaign as a part of “Veterans for Tuke.” These veterans, many of whom served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, trust and support Bob Tuke.
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[...] off an inflammatory blog posting making light of opponent Bob Tuke’s service in Vietnam. Tuke responded late today to the offensive. Now Mr. Eaton has returned the volley: Mr. [...]
His going to Nam had NOTHING to do with my ability to sleep at night here in the US. In fact, his complicity with the war machine helped cause tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths.
This man is beginning to sound like a geezer Republican and a fool.
I’m sorry he ended up over there — being sent to Vietnam was the number-one fear of the boys in my high school senior class; I surveyed them for a paper I wrote for government class. I did my part trying to get him home from over there, whether he wanted to be there or not. I was and am deeply angry about that war and see Wintermute’s point — indeed, what if they gave a war and nobody came? — but we can’t blame the guys who were there. Most volunteered or were drafted before reaching the age of reason and judgment. And some were born with a warrior mentality, which has its place in this world and from which we draw our law enforcement officers and, uh, our politicians.