Al Gore:
"Mr. Gore enlisted in the Army on Aug. 7, 1969, reporting to Fort Dix, N.J. He was based at Fort Rucker, Ala., working as an information specialist. For a reason neither he nor the military can explain, Mr. Gore would remain at Fort Rucker for a lengthy period awaiting orders." "When they finally came, he would spend less than five months in Vietnam, arriving on Jan. 8, 1971, to write newspaper and magazine articles. He was discharged on May 24, 1971." (The Washington Times National Weekly Edition Nov. 28 - Dec. 4, 1994)

A five month stay in Vietnam is less than half the normal tour. Gore asked for and received an "early out" that May at a time when the 20th Engineers were standing down as part of a gradual U.S. troop reduction. (Washington Post. 12/31/99 pg. A1)
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http://www.rightgrrl.com/carolyn/goreserve.html

I've seen enough on Kerry, so, Eugene McGovern:
"He taught in various public schools in Minnesota and North Dakota from 1935 to 1940, when he became a professor of economics and education at St. John's, working there from 1940 to 1943.

He was a civilian technical assistant in the Military Intelligence Division of the War Department in 1944 and an instructor in sociology and economics at the College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota from 1946 to 1949."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_McCarthy

Also found out that Gore smoked a lot of dope. I guess that explains a lot.
Btw, that's another reason we should legalize drugs- there might be more disclosure and we might have better idea as to why public figures act as stupid as they do.

Btw, I would have liked to see Gore's newspaper articles, but didn't find any.