[maica]

Does your husband have a comment on the reason why Rassman fell out of Kerry's boat? I can easily see erratic -panic- not thinking of his crew - steering as a cause, which he then turns into a medal winning situation. He was the ranking officer present!

[Freee-dame]

Does your husband have a comment on the reason why Rassman fell out of Kerry's boat?

This is a good question.

[BillaryBeGone]

Sorry to take so long to answer. No, he didn't have a theory as to how/why Rassman ended up in the drink. Yes, knowing how Swift Boats can pretty much turn on a dime, I can see how a sudden, erratic change in direction (result of panic?) could cause such a situation. Evidently, from what we've heard from the other "Swifties", Kerry was not shy about writing himself up (forget the crew!) for the least little thing that could possibly result in a medal of some sort. AND, throw in the fact that he was associated with Zumwalt's command - those guys got more "excellence in spelling" medals than almost the rest of the guys in country put together!