"Heart"

John Kerry: I was born in Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Colorado. My dad was serving in the Army Air Corp. Both of my parents taught me about public service. I enlisted because I believed in service to country. I thought it was important if you had a lot of privileges as I had had, to go to a great university like Yale, to give something back to your country.

Del Sandusky: The decisions that he made saved our lives.

Jim Rassmann: When he pulled me out of the river, he risked his life to save mine.

Narrator: For more than 30 years, John Kerry has served America.

Vanessa Kerry: If you look at my father's time in service to this country, whether, it's as a veteran, prosecutor, or senator, he has shown an ability to fight for things that matter.

Teresa Heinz Kerry: John is the face of someone who's hopeful, who's generous of spirit and of heart.

John Kerry: We're a country of optimists, we're the can do people and we just need to believe in ourselves again.

Narrator: A lifetime of service and strength. John Kerry for president.

John Kerry: I'm John Kerry and I approve this message.

"Lifetime"

Narrator: He was born in an Army hospital in Colorado. His father was an Army Air Corps pilot. His mother … a community leader. He went to college at Yale—and volunteered to serve in Vietnam.

Sandusky: The decisions that he made saved our lives.

Rassmann: When he pulled me out of the river, he risked his life to save mine.

Narrator: In combat, he earned the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts. Then he came home, determined to end that war. For more than 30 years, John Kerry has served America. As a tough prosecutor, he fought for victims' rights. In the Senate, he was a leader in the fight for health care for children. He joined with John McCain to find the truth about POWs and MIAs in Vietnam. He broke with his own party to support a balanced budget … then in the 1990s cast a decisive vote that created 20 million new jobs. A lifetime of service and strength. John Kerry for president.

John Kerry: "I'm John Kerry and I approved this message."