[stayout]

Here is a CNN picture of Kerry hugging Alston, showing the size of Alston's head wound, and inferentially proving that Alston was too seriously wounded to return to duty on PBF-94 while Kerry was still in Vietnam:

[stockpirate]

The picture in the thread here last evening had Alston standing on the boat with the other boat mates and Kerry.

However the picture looked doctored and that was the point of the discussion.

[El Gato]

showing the size of Alston's head wound, and inferentially proving that Alston was too seriously wounded to return to duty on PBF-94 while Kerry was still in Vietnam:

A FReeper physician pointed out that the "wound" shown in that picture is really not evidence of major head wound. The same sort of thing can happen with a mere ear piercing, and a photo was provided to show that.

We need documentation of Alston's whereabouts in the 30 Jan to 28 Feb time frame. If he was transferred out of country for further treatment, there will be orders indicating that. If he was sent to a hospital ship, there might or might not be such orders.

[TankerKC]

Here is a CNN picture of Kerry hugging Alston, showing the size of Alston's head wound, and inferentially proving that Alston was too seriously wounded to return to duty on PBF-94 while Kerry was still in Vietnam:

That is one heck of a leap. You have NO idea how Alston got that "scar" on his head. None whatsoever.