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Joe Cunningham: “As a combat veteran from Vietnam, I and many other men and women still harbor ill feelings towards Jane Fonda and Tom…”

On the recordOctober 8, 2002
As a combat veteran from Vietnam, I and many other men and women still harbor ill feelings towards Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden, who gave the enemy comfort and gave them propaganda against the United States. Anyone, anyone who would travel to an enemy country and do the same thing should be chastised by this body and by this country.
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Joe Cunningham
South Carolina

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Addressing feelings towards Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden's actions during the Vietnam War.

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