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Explore the people and events that document the American story. On C-SPAN 3 every weekend: 48 hours of #history.

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    American History TV‏Verified account @cspanhistory 22 Oct 2017

    TONIGHT - @SenJohnMcCain talks about the Vietnam War's legacy on C-SPAN, at 6 & 10pm ET.pic.twitter.com/WnZT0n8Mcn

    12:00 PM - 22 Oct 2017
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      2. Ronnie Price‏ @redwardprice719 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        Senator McCain is absolutely right, Mr. Mess got a letter from his father's Doctor saying he had bone spurs, not from a Army Doctor.

        12 replies 15 retweets 99 likes
      3. John Ed Baker‏ @JohnEdwardBake1 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @redwardprice719 @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        I was 18 and willing to go, but my Dr wrote a letter cuz of my congenital, degenerative spine condition During induction we were told to 1/

        3 replies 5 retweets 17 likes
      4. John Ed Baker‏ @JohnEdwardBake1 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @JohnEdwardBake1 @redwardprice719 and

        step forward if we had medical papers & hand them to the Sgt The Sgt took each folder w/o looking & dropped them into a watebasket

        1 reply 5 retweets 26 likes
      5. Ronnie Price‏ @redwardprice719 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @JohnEdwardBake1 @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        Exactly, see your letter wasn't from a Millionaires private Doctor. I served with Soldiers with bad feet eyesight hearing impaired, all went

        4 replies 7 retweets 51 likes
      6. John Ed Baker‏ @JohnEdwardBake1 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @redwardprice719 @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        I was inducted & had received orders. Was willing to go. With 3 weeks before reporting, Nixon ended the draft. (I was in the last lottery)

        2 replies 6 retweets 25 likes
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      8. John Ed Baker‏ @JohnEdwardBake1 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @PTSDPOTUS @jawja100 and

        1 thing to say in retrospect Turning 18 in 71? A whole other thing I PROTESTED THE VIETNAM WAR MIGHTILY but I would have served my country

        1 reply 4 retweets 27 likes
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      2. Conservative‏ @Louis1084San 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        pic.twitter.com/rktranl6rf

        30 replies 10 retweets 28 likes
      3. Redd Drake‏ @redd_drake 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @Louis1084San @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        Was he all of this when you voted for him 8 years ago?

        16 replies 6 retweets 108 likes
      4. King Camacho‏ @Better_as_one 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @redd_drake @Louis1084San and

        pic.twitter.com/n1Ds8lUq3j

        3 replies 6 retweets 67 likes
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      1. Bill Popowski‏ @BillPopowski 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        The war analogy was good, but the bone spur shot was AWSOME!!

        0 replies 12 retweets 87 likes
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      2. AbsolutelyNats‏ @AbsolutelyNots 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        Thank you, Senator. This Atlantic piece is lovely, too:https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/two-wounded-warriors/543612/ …

        1 reply 12 retweets 59 likes
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      2. LG‏ @0706Lg 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @DeplorableBria2 @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        Trumpsters never want to go by FACTS

        2 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
      3. Pass the Puck‏ @passthepuck 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @0706Lg @DeplorableBria2 and

        Really...how can one trust a man the betrays his own voters in his state of Arizona!pic.twitter.com/yIzr24zTPV

        1 reply 2 retweets 8 likes
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      2. Ƭαвιтнα Ɓℓιѕѕ  ❤ 🇺🇸 👠 💄 👛‏ @BlissTabitha 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        Ƭαвιтнα Ɓℓιѕѕ  ❤ 🇺🇸 👠 💄 👛 Retweeted  ☘️EddieMAGATrump 🇺🇸

        What about his legacy? Will the media ever bring that up?https://twitter.com/MrEdTrain/status/921554980171079680 …

        Ƭαвιтнα Ɓℓιѕѕ  ❤ 🇺🇸 👠 💄 👛 added,

         ☘️EddieMAGATrump 🇺🇸 @MrEdTrain
        NAVY RELEASES McCAIN’s RECORDS – McCain was personally responsible for the deadliest fire in the history of the USN http://www.libertyinfo.net/2017/10/18/navy-releases-mccains-records-mccain-was-personally-responsible-for-the-deadliest-fire-in-the-history-of-the-us-navy/ …
        5 replies 15 retweets 17 likes
      3. Kate with a Y‏ @pinkkatydid 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BlissTabitha @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        That's not true, how dare you make up such horrible lies about a war hero?http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2017/aug/07/blog-posting/posts-blame-john-mccain-deadly-1967-fire-aboard-us/ …

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. Ƭαвιтнα Ɓℓιѕѕ  ❤ 🇺🇸 👠 💄 👛‏ @BlissTabitha 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @pinkkatydid @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        He's not a hero. And Politifact isn't a legitimate fact checker.pic.twitter.com/svU0fOb9aN

        2 replies 2 retweets 2 likes
      5. Ƭαвιтнα Ɓℓιѕѕ  ❤ 🇺🇸 👠 💄 👛‏ @BlissTabitha 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BlissTabitha @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        If you want to lionize #Songbird McTRAITOR as a hero, take it up w/these guys.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hr37eE0nO8&ab_channel=iwillspyonyou …

        1 reply 9 retweets 6 likes
      6. Kate with a Y‏ @pinkkatydid 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BlissTabitha @cspanhistory @SenJohnMcCain

        You're hating on fact checking websites but use CNN for proof, okay. Also that group is two dudes who founded it in the late 90s.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Kate with a Y‏ @pinkkatydid 23 Oct 2017
        Replying to @pinkkatydid @BlissTabitha and

        Find something besides Facebook memes and dated CNN specials.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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