Philip Butler

activist, Veterans for Peace

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Highly decorated combat veteran who spent eight years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam; retired management consultant and activist with Veterans for Peace

Philip Butler on KCRW

The one subject that seems to be the third rail in this otherwise no-holds-barred campaign is John McCain's POW experience in Vietnam 40 years ago and how that affects his…

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