Hope-Change
One Day waking up as a US Marine having no memory at all survival was to try to understand. The USMC made an Admin error and sent me back to active duty where my next 31 months was spent overseas. On and Off I was serving in a combat zone and most of my tour was combat related. I survived two Vietnam Offensives and went on to do eight missions as American Advisor on convoys across Thailand, Laos and Cambodia delivering surplus supplies to friendly out posts. No memory meant that I had to relearn social and domestic skills as a US Marine separating killing from living in a civilized society. I did eight convoys and during one the VC took me and I had to kill in hand-to-hand combat to escape. A traumatic brain injury damaged my brain and took my memory while PTSD now makes it so my memory relives my acts as a US Marine. There has to be a rule or law that prevents US Marine’s such as I from coming back alive.
Breaking my back during one Vietnam offensive and damaging most of my hearing in both ears from another Vietnam offensive did not stop me from continuing to do my duty to protect and defend the USA. Sick bay and light duty for a short time after each injury did not sway the pride of fighting for a place where the people come first and foremost. NH and the VA conspire to stop my medical care for combat related disabilities and the newspapers censor my opinion letters of government wrongs. The newspapers even censor my platform for my candidacy for NH State Senate. I volunteer to help other people every day as payment to all those that did not come back alive. They were smarter, and had a memory that could have benefit this USA far more than I, as if it means anything in this pathetic letter for what purpose. A Dog named “Tutt” got his story told in today’s newspaper over the words of a 100% disabled US Marine running for NH State Senate. It all comes down to does the Constitution serves all individuals equally or is it at the discretion of government officials at the time?
The Voters of NH do not have to elect me. Newspapers cannot control the choice of who will be the next NH senator according to our Constitution. To have government officials to do what they want to manipulate the voters is wrong. The NH Supreme Court refused to hear a case where judge Peter Fauver miss used the law to let the Madbury NH selectmen take from local residents for self-gains. I honestly thought living over there was the worst place in the world. One day I was lying on the side of a path unable to fire my M-16 because I followed orders not to lock and load until eminent danger of death. The VC patrol passed and I continued on to the friendly village where the Convoy waited to move on. A candidate for NH State Senate no matter how bazaar is a US Marine damaged to keep what the State of NH does not even see. What type of world is it back here where medical care in the land of the free is contingent on what is expressed by freedom of one’s speech?
I am not depressed it just makes no since why I killed that child and even worse why the VC that day did not see and kill me. What are we fighting for next stop is Vietnam. Hope and Change comes when this civilized society has to walk in our shoes.
Peter Macdonald Sgt USMC Semper Fi
465 Packers falls rd Lee NH 03824 603-781-3839
The Words of a Candidate for NH State Senate
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