Kerrey is coming to Coal Grove on Saturday. No, we didn't misspell his name.

Former Senator Bob Kerrey is coming to campaign for his e-less Democratic brother, Sen. John Kerry.

The former Senator and governor from Nebraska will be the featured speaker at Saturday's Lawrence County Democratic Rally. The free rally will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Paul Porter Park in Coal Grove.

Kerrey will join other Democratic speakers in a little campaigning and eating - the event will feature a free hog roast, beans and cornbread.

The 61-year-old Kerrey was a decorated Vietnam veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy SEAL unit. Wounded in Vietnam, Kerrey's bravery during the war earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor.

He was governor of Nebraska during the mid-1980s before he was elected to the U.S. Senate where he served from the late 1980s until 2000 when he chose to run for president.

Kerrey recently served on the Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, more commonly known as the 9-11 Commission.

Local Democratic candidates expected to speak at the rally include: county commissioner candidates, Mark Malone and George Patterson; clerk of courts Bob Blankenship; sheriff's candidate Russell E. Bennett Jr.; county recorder candidate David Classing; county treasurer candidate Stephen Dale Burcham; and state representative candidate Philip Roberts.