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Transcript: Analysis: Many in Vietnam wondering what all the fuss is about concerning John Kerry's Vietnam War record
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- August 31, 2004
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RENEE MONTAGNE
Morning Edition (NPR)
08-31-2004
Analysis: Many in Vietnam wondering what all the fuss is about concerning John Kerry's Vietnam War record
Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon
RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
Here in the US, John Kerry's service in Vietnam is controversial, but in Vietnam's Mekong delta, where Kerry and his swift boat crew engaged the Viet Cong, few people seem to know much about the controversy or care. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.
(Soundbite of a motor boat)
MICHAEL SULLIVAN reporting:
Vietnam's Ca Mau province is at the southern tip of the country, and this time of year, with the monsoon beginning in earnest, it seems almost entirely submerged. The ...