Evidence Shows Crewmate Rev. Alston Never Served Under Sen. Kerry

August 10, 2004 | The Bandit

[BushisTheMan]

Posted earlier by Paratrooper

To: tsmith130
The Band that Bothers:

Did not serve under Kerry on boat:

1. Wade Sanders: Mr. Sanders served in Vietnam in the Navy as the skipper of PCF-98. He is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
2.Jim Rassmann: Mr. Rassmann is from Florence, OR and served in Vietnam as a Special Forces Officer in the Army. He recommended Senator Kerry for a Silver Star and was disappointed when the Navy awarded Senator Kerry a Bronze Star.
3.Pat Runyon: Mr. Runyon lives in Eaton, OH. He served in Vietnam aboard PCF-71, and briefly under Senator Kerry. He served from 1967-1969.
4. Skip Barker: Mr. Barker is from Selma, AL and served in Vietnam in the Navy with Senator Kerry. Mr. Barker was the skipper of PCF-31.

Smoked on board with Kerry on PCF-94:
1.David Alston (aka the pusher): Rev. Alston is from Columbia, SC and served in Vietnam in the Navy as a Gunners Mate on PCF-94 with Senator Kerry.
2.Del Sandusky: Mr. Sandusky is from Dunedin, FL and served in Vietnam in the Navy as the senior enlisted man on PCF-94 with Senator Kerry.
3.Fred Short: Mr. Short is from North Little Rock, AR and served in Vietnam in the Navy as a Gunners Mate on PCF-94 with Senator Kerry.
4. Gene Thorson: Mr. Thorson is from Ames, Iowa and served in Vietnam in the Navy as a Engineman on PCF-94 with Senator Kerry.
5. Mike Medeiros: Mr. Medeiros is from San Leandros, California and served in Vietnam in the Navy on PCF-94 with Senator Kerry.

Smoked on board with Kerry on PCF-44:
1. Jim Wasser: Mr. Wasser is from St. Anne, IL and served in Vietnam in the Navy as a Radarman on PCF-44 with Senator Kerry.

2. Drew Whitlow: Mr. Whitlow is from Huntsville, AR and served in Vietnam in the Navy as a Boatswain Mate on PCF-44 with Senator Kerry.

3. Bill Zaladonis: Mr. Zaladonis is from Sanford, FL and served in Vietnam in the Navy (Petty Officer) on PCF-44 with Senator Kerry.

4. Steve Hatch: Mr. Hatch is from Niagara Falls, NY and served in Vietnam in the Navy (Boatswain’s Mate) on PCF-44 with Senator Kerry.

22 posted on 08/11/2004 12:30:20 PM CDT by Paratrooper
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[BushisTheMan]

Are you also posting these to Swiftvets.com?

These guys could use your research. Or, is it in the book already current out there?

[weegee]

I don't have any evidence to support that the photo is a hoax and do not make that claim. I will say that the communists added and removed people from photos all the time even in the days of Vietnam.

Funny how the Democrats rally around this photo when they tried to discredit the genuine photo of Kerry with Jane Fonda at the antiwar rally because of a briefly posted gag composite shot.

[longshadow]

The whole niddle of the shroud disappears:

Not on my monitor.... though I will stipulate that the hue and intensity are very similar to the water in the background, possibly creating the illusion that the shroud "disappears" depending on how it is displayed on a monitor.

Suggestion: try varying the contrast/brightness, and you'll see the shroud is still there, though with a big blotch that looks smudged.

[ValerieUSA]

I am wondering what is casting these odd spiky shadows I've outlined here. The man in the white T-tshirt casts a very recognizeable shadow on the pants of the guy behind him.

[reg45]

"John Kerry is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life."

I thought that that was Barak Obama.

[reg45]

I'll bet there will be a lot of "Rich veterans for Kerry" when this is over.

Some people will say anything for a lifetime supply of ketchup.

[Robert A Cook PE]

That's why I think the two guys (who include the democrat reverend) are the left are photo-shopped in.

The real photo actually has Kerry and the other two.

[The Bandit]

Yeah, I just posted my findings on there in a final report. See:

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2265

[The Bandit]

Or: Bandit's Final Report

[longshadow]

I am wondering what is casting these odd spiky shadows I've outlined here. The man in the white T-tshirt casts a very recognizeable shadow on the pants of the guy behind him.

The rightmost box is a shadow cast by what appears to be the lower corner of the left side of the guy's camo jacket. It appears to be sticking out slightly, and that's what makes the shadow cast on the guy to his right.

The shadow in the leftmost box is more complicated; part of it is the leftmost guy's face, producing a shadow on his left shoulder. Whether it continues onto the adjacent sailor or not isn't clear to me; the dark area on his clothing might just be a dark camo area that happens to line up with the shadow on the leftmost sailor's shoulder....

[ValerieUSA]

As I look at it again, I see Kerry and the shirtless man have very similar stances and should have nearly identical shadows on their necks -- but they don't. Kerry has two shadows... almost as if his head was pasted over another guy's head and a drop shadow added to go with the light source on his face -- which didn't match up with the original light and shadow.

[former New Yawker]

Ping!

[former New Yawker]

Ping!

[1066AD]

http://www.johnkerry.com/about/john_kerry/military_records.html

Click on Service Record.

[rolling_stone]

http://www.pimall.com/nais/news/backyard.html

I wonder if the globe printed from a negative, hard print or computer image...

[SheRebel]

I know nothing about photography, but after reading your post, I'm wondering if there is an explanation for the different shadows cast by Kerry's head (far to his right) and the head of the guy in the middle (directly below his chin.) The two men look oriented exactly the same to me, so shouldn't the shadows be oriented the same?
I'm also curious about the long shadow on Kerry's right arm from his shirt sleeve wrinkle, also cast far to his right. At this point, nothing would surprise me.

[coconutt2000]

What if John Kerry was added?

[tracer]

If there's anything that I despise more than a liar, it's an inept one who insults everyone's intelligence.

Yea, verily. Perhaps we have here yet another Rehvvrrrrundh of the ilk of Jessuh Jacksun and Al Shartongue.......

[tracer]

Not to mention that either the black guy or the white dude on his left is missing an arm.....