Samuel Nunn: “I would say to my friend from Virginia, I think the military personnel, men and women in the military, will be looking…”

“I would say to my friend from Virginia, I think the military personnel, men and women in the military, will be looking at the U.S. Senate vote today to determine basically whether they believe that the U.S. Senate is capable of looking at a case that has very broad symbolism, but to look beyond the symbolism and to look for justice to the individual. I would say to my friend from Virginia, the monetary consideration certainly would be significant. But knowing Admiral Kelso as I do, I believe he would give up the money in a moment, and I believe his wife would also. I believe he would rather have physical mutilation than for the U.S. Senate to vote, in effect, that he is responsible for Tailhook and that we are holding him absolutely accountable, notwithstanding the fact that the Navy IG, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Secretary of the Navy, and everyone concerned in the Department of Defense chain of command believes that he did not manipulate the process and that he did not personally witness the kind of transgressions that later came to light. So I believe that the money is a part of it, but I believe it is a very small part of it, because this goes to integrity, it goes to a man's career, it goes to honor. And I would say that the question of the Senator from Virginia, certainly, about the family and the wife and all of the people that are part of the Kelso family, is not only appropriate but very pertinent.”