It's stories like this (WaPo-link below) that reinforce why someone can feel good about supporting Kerry -- he's a good man:
Thirty-five years after a rescue that earned him the Bronze Star and his third Purple Heart, Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.) interrupted campaigning Saturday for an unexpected reunion with the Green Beret he pulled from the murky waters of the Bay Hap River in Vietnam.
"I don't believe it," Kerry said to Jim Rassmann, squeezing the man's pink face in his hands. "It's amazing to see you."
WaPo article