Elliott "Skip" Barker, a Swiftboat officer who served with Senator John Kerry in Vietnam, speaks to Ellen Ratner about his admiration for the Democratic Presidential nominee and his lack of understanding of fellow Swiftboat veterans who have come out against Senator Kerry. (9:46)
August 19, 2004
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