Vets Rip Candidate on Green Beret Claim

"It isn't about politics" said a veteran and that is the way all of them should feel. Considering they served this one nation, not a politician or political side, what is good for the country should take top spot. The issue is most vote according to their own political affiliation instead. Case in point is Senator John McCain. Most veterans said they voted for him simply because he's one of them but instead of looking up his record of voting against veterans, they assumed he cared because he was one of them. That is a huge problem because in the end they end up voting against their own best interests.

It should never be about one political party over another but it should always be about honor.

Vets Rip Candidate on Green Beret Claim

October 18, 2011
Philadelphia Daily News|by Chris Brennan

A group of veterans yesterday called on voters to reject David Oh, a Republican running for City Council at-large, due to his misleading claims about being an Army Green Beret.

Joe Eastman, a Navy veteran who organized the Philadelphia Independent Veterans Association, said Oh had embellished his military record for political gain.

The group, which met outside the Municipal Services Building, across from City Hall, to denounce Oh, was not impressed with the two full-page ads he bought after the Daily News first reported in August about his military record.

"We want to cut through the nuance, the lawyer-speak and everything else," said Eastman.

John Murphy, a retired colonel in the Army Special Forces and a Vietnam veteran, said Oh "quibbled" in his apologies and should never hold elected office.

"This isn't about politics," said Murphy, of Cherry Hill. "I'm a Republican and I would have liked to seen him make it. But when he made his false claims about being a Green Beret, that just blew it for me."
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