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Did Sen. Kerry Deliberately Alter PCF-94 Damage Report?
Talking Issues Fourm ^ | August 15, 2004 | The Bandit

Posted on 08/16/2004 2:04:50 AM PDT by The Bandit

Sen. Kerry has an established a track record for playing fast and lose with the facts, such as claiming he commanded the PCF-94 during January of 1969; that it was his boat that hit a mine and lifted 2-3 feet out of the water (See Congressional Record: January 28, 1998 (Senate) Page S186-S187); claiming the Rev. David Alston was a member of his crew; Christmas in Cambodia, and well you get the idea. Sen. Kerry released a document for the March 13, 1969 incident that details his swift boat's (PCF-94) damage for the March 13th incident that had earned him a Bronze Star for helping a former Green Beret by the name of Jim Rassmann out of a river. If one was not familiar with Sen. Kerry's record, than they might conclude by the reading of this damage assessment that Sen. Kerry's PCF-94 really did strike a mine that could had really knocked Jim Rassmann from the deck of the swift boat and into the water.

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KEYWORDS: boat; bronzestar; damage; kerry; militaryrecord; pcf94; rassmann; swift; swiftboats; swiftboatvets
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1 posted on 08/16/2004 2:04:50 AM PDT by The Bandit
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To: The Bandit
hhhhhhmmmmmmmmmm

and of course those new FBI files that are online now makes this more interesting... I bet hundreds are sifting through them

2 posted on 08/16/2004 2:06:33 AM PDT by GeronL (Viking Kitties have won the GOLD MEDAL in the 2,000 meter ZOTTING)
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3 posted on 08/16/2004 2:08:58 AM PDT by Mo1 (Kerry & Edwards .... they will leave no Special Interest Group behind)
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To: The Bandit

Oh what a typo "established a track" is! Click the link to avoid my stupidity please.


4 posted on 08/16/2004 2:19:24 AM PDT by The Bandit
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To: The Bandit

Are you questioning Kerry's patriotism?


5 posted on 08/16/2004 2:21:52 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: The Bandit
Good question.

I posted the majority of the text of that action report HERE as copied from Page 9 of the PDF file at
www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/SpotReports_March1969.pdf [PDF: 301kb]

Here's the boat damage described. How can you accidentally report the wrong boat?
I wonder if the Hull No. is that of PCF-3 or PCF-94.

ALFA:     1. PCF-94 HULL REG NR 50NS6678 BATTLE DAMAGE
BRAVO:    1. C-4
          2. PCF NOT CAPABLE OF EXECUTING MARKET TIME PATROL
          3. PCF/DT 1,2/NA
CHARLIE:  ETR  181200Z MAR 69
DELTA:    TWO STBD AND ONE PORT MAIN CABIN WINDOWS BLOWN OUT.
          VRC-46 RADIO AND ALL REMOTE UNITS PILOT HOUSE INOP.
          AC WIRING SHORTED OUT.  ONAN GENERATOR INOP.  STEERAGE
          CONTROL AFTER HELM INOP.  STBD BILGE PUMP BROKEN.
          SCREWS CURLED AND CHIPPED.  RADAR GEAR BOX FROZEN.
          MAIN ENGINES EXPERIENCED DROP
ECHO:     BATTLE DAMAGE
GOLF:     A. (1) NO 2() YES (3) NO (4) NO (5) NO
HOTEL:    AN THOI, RVN

6 posted on 08/16/2004 4:04:31 AM PDT by calcowgirl
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To: The Bandit

I wonder what Kerry has done during his senate career?


7 posted on 08/16/2004 4:09:37 AM PDT by sirchtruth (Do you just think I fell off a turnip truck?)
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To: The Bandit

Oh, there's a typo alright... It's the "F" in Kerry's name.

John F. Kerry really should be John L. Kerry, for "Liar".


8 posted on 08/16/2004 4:14:40 AM PDT by coconutt2000
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To: sirchtruth

Kerry had a senate career? I thought he just got back from Viet Nam.


9 posted on 08/16/2004 4:20:05 AM PDT by Samwise (Democrats scream because they can't handle the truth.)
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To: calcowgirl

Nah.

oat had run aground though .....8<) (Maybe if the CO hadn't kept jumping ashore to make movie shots .....)

"SCREWS CURLED AND CHIPPED."

(Like that's all the damage that happened from mine explosion.)

The rest? I don't see much real battle damage other than the windows.


10 posted on 08/16/2004 4:21:39 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Kerry's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!))
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To: Samwise
Kerry had a senate career? I thought he just got back from Viet Nam.

Obviously that's what we all think!

At least he went to VN.

11 posted on 08/16/2004 4:25:19 AM PDT by sirchtruth (Do you just think I fell off a turnip truck?)
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To: sirchtruth
Obviously that's what we all think! At least he went to VN.

Maybe that was a typo as well..

Maybe he was really in VT.. (Vermont) in 68...

12 posted on 08/16/2004 4:38:17 AM PDT by Drammach (Freedom; not just a job, it's an adventure..)
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To: GeronL

Do you know the link or how to search for it?


13 posted on 08/16/2004 4:45:28 AM PDT by tutstar ( <{{--->< http://ripe4change.4-all.org Be part of the solution not part of the problem!)
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To: Drammach
Maybe he was really in VT.. (Vermont) in 68...

To my knowledge there is no Cambodia in VT. However, there is state nearby called Connecticut.

Do ya think he might be confused and patroled the Connecticut River all that time he said he was in VN?

14 posted on 08/16/2004 4:46:42 AM PDT by sirchtruth (Do you just think I fell off a turnip truck?)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

Extensive damage report undoubtly came later when the hull below the waterline could be examined.


15 posted on 08/16/2004 4:47:14 AM PDT by The Bandit
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To: calcowgirl

That is the PCF-94 hull number!!!! Click the link aagain and check out the latest dirt Captain Ed found on Kerry/Alston!!! This is getting EXPLOSIVE!


16 posted on 08/16/2004 4:51:35 AM PDT by The Bandit
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To: coconutt2000

Or John F [for Fabricating the truth] Kerry


17 posted on 08/16/2004 4:54:10 AM PDT by TomGuy (After 20 years in the Senate, all Kerry has to run on is 4 months of service in Viet Nam.)
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To: The Bandit

we heard that it was kerry's fast acceleration to RUN AWAY that knocked Rassman off the boat, so sure, I easily believe he altered the report


18 posted on 08/16/2004 4:55:28 AM PDT by The Wizard (DemonRATS: enemies of America)
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To: GeronL

but not to worry....the beast is setting up to release the "bomb" shortly before the election, you betcha


19 posted on 08/16/2004 4:56:22 AM PDT by The Wizard (DemonRATS: enemies of America)
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To: The Bandit

The damaged boat was PCF 3, which brings into doubt many of the so called official accounts.


20 posted on 08/16/2004 4:56:39 AM PDT by kabar
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