The up-close horror of the Vietnam War was still months away as Navy Lieutenant (junior grade) John F. Kerry, perched safely at a San Diego training camp, watched TV footage of antiwar protesters descend on the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago. Kerry, 24, had a personal connection to the anger that burned through the protests. (Full Article: 2085 Words)
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