1.   Although McCain, too, is part of the Vietnam generation, he fits the mold of the decorated war veteran-turned-politician.

2.   A decorated war hero, Mordechai quit the army when Shahak, then the chief of staff, chose Matan Vilnai over Mordechai to be his deputy.

3.   But how did McVeigh, a decorated war veteran, become a dangerously delusional anti-government terrorist?

4.   He was a decorated war hero and his life and his identity were bound in his service as a commando.

5.   He was a decorated war veteran.

6.   Some worked, some were decorated war veterans, some chose life amid the camaraderie of men and the bottle.

7.   Kerry, a decorated war hero, was instrumental in establishing joint U.S.-Vietnamese teams to find the MIAs.

8.   Support from a key Republican senator and a decorated war hero may help President Bill Clinton gain the necessary political backing to establish full ties with Vietnam.