Kerry’s service extends to the world

John Forbes Kerry, reporting for duty. Again.

Actually, this is the third time. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1966, at the height of the Vietnam War. He used that reporting-for-duty line, along with a smart Navy salute, the night 19 Julys ago when he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in his hometown of Boston. Now he is reporting for duty in Beijing.

This is the third time since …