Kerry had another boat before taking over on PCF-94 on Jan 30.
And Lt. j.g. John Kerry, whose crew on PCF-44 had rotated back home, needed men to lead.
The press needs to talk to the crew of PCF-44 about the bogus Cambodia stories and the crew of both boats about whether Alston served on the boat with Kerry.
Whether Kerry was in Cambodia at Christmas '68 or in 1969,doesn't the fact that the U.S.Navy had concrete (word?)and some other type(name?)ship indicate that Kerry couldn't possibly have gone into Cambodia? I wonder how long Cambodia was blocked to any stray American ship?