21.   --Kerry, a decorated veteran of Vietnam, comes from Massachusetts, considered by many Americans to be a liberal bastion.

22.   Kerry, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran who later become a leading opponent of the war, also mentioned his Vietnam service twice.

23.   Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran, said Wednesday he would vote against the amendment.

24.   Lale returned from the war as a decorated veteran.

25.   Many Chechens served in the Soviet armed forces and are decorated veterans of the war in Afghanistan.

26.   McGrath was a highly decorated veteran of the Korean War, earning the Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star.

27.   McKinney, a decorated Vietnam War combat veteran, had been the highest-ranking enlisted soldier in the Army.

28.   McVeigh, a decorated veteran of Desert Storm, left with some bitterness after trying hard, but failing, to make the elite Special Forces.

29.   McCaffrey, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars, likes Miami because, among other reasons, he would be the only four-star commander there.

30.   Normally, burial at Arlington is restricted to decorated veterans of the four major military services.