How Kerry stood up for veterans

Or, here is why the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth are mad.

From The American Thinker

John Kerry has often stated how proud he is of how he stood up for Vietnam Veterans when he came back from his four month tour in Vietnam. A recent example appeared on CNN’s website on March 23, 2004:

"I'm proud of the way I stood up for veterans when I came home from Vietnam, and proud of what we achieved as veterans speaking up for our fellow veterans who were still carrying on the fighting."

Were Kerry’s actions and statements something he should be proud of? Did he stand up for Vietnam Veterans and those still fighting the war when he came back?
Below is the transcription of a leaflet from the Vietnam Veterans Against The War (VVAW) demonstration in Valley Forge, in September 1970, which Kerry helped organize. Kerry was also one of the featured speakers at this event—along with Jane Fonda:

(From Home to War, by Geraldo Nicosia.)
A US INFANTRY COMPANY JUST CAME THROUGH HERE: If you had been Vietnamese:--We might have burnt your house.--We might have shot your dog.--We might have shot you .--We might have raped your wife and daughter.--We might have turned you over to your government for torture.--We might have taken souvenirs from your property.--We might have shot things up a bit. --We might have done all these things to you and your whole town. If it doesn't bother you that American soldiers do these things every day to the Vietnamese simply because they are "gooks", then picture yourself as one of the silent victims. Help us to end the war before they turn your son into a butcher... or a corpse. Six months later Kerry represented the VVAW alongside phony Vietnam Vet Al Hubbard on NBC’s Meet The Press. Here is an exchange from that interview (see also this image):

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