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Steve Lopez: Veterans to Trump: Enough already with the attacks on late Sen. John McCain

Jack LeGros, a helicopter door gunner during the Vietnam War, was on his way into the Veterans Administration's Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center on Tuesday afternoon when I asked him what he thought about President Trump's continued attacks on late Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

"I think he's an ... "

I can't complete that sentence in a family newspaper, but I'm sure you can hazard a pretty good guess as to how LeGros finished his thought.

The veteran, 77, walked with a limp. He said he thinks exposure to Agent Orange during his time

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