Mr Trump, with all due respect, I fail to understand your motive in attacking Senator McCain by suggesting that he has not earned a place of honor as a war hero for serving his country, getting shot down, surviving severe injuries from that shootdown, and then enduring 5½ years of brutal torture at the hands of the enemy.
It seems perhaps that your intention might have been to draw attention to the unmet needs of our veteran community. But I fail to see how you could possibly think that attacking and insulting a Vietnam veteran prisoner of war, and in turn an entire group of POW's from the Vietnam War, will serve to generate support for veterans in general.
Certainly we can always work to improve the lives of our veterans and both public and private sectors can always do more. But I have to say I am highly disappointed in your tactic here.
I suggest that as a successful person yourself, there are far more productive ways that you can use your influence to help our service members past and present. And I don't think it's too late to take these comments back. You can do that sir.
Respectfully
Gary Sinise
