Patrick Leahy: “my wife Marcelle and I have been privileged to know Bill and Dorothy McSweeny during the time I have been in the Senate.…”

“my wife Marcelle and I have been privileged to know Bill and Dorothy McSweeny during the time I have been in the Senate. During my conversations with them, I have especially appreciated their sense of history. When Mr. McSweeny writes an op-ed piece, based on his knowledge and experience, I think we should pay special attention. Recently, he wrote one for the Washington Post. Nothing I could say would add to the value of this fine statement, so I ask unanimous consent it be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the Washington Post, Aug. 18, 2004] No Debating a Sense of Duty (By William McSweeny) I am from that generation of younger brothers who just missed World War II and went to war against communism in Korea in 1950. Many of us became fathers to those who fought in Vietnam and grandfathers to those fighting in Iraq. I would not presume to speak for a whole generation, but as a veteran of that combat, I say it is time to tell both presidential campaigns to cease their macho posturing and get on with real programs to run--or save--our country. In our long-ago time, we went to war reluctantly against an unknown enemy in an unknown land. But, we went. The conditions were harsh. The fighting--pre-instant TV-- was ferocious at the front and mostly unseen at home.…”