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Gridley roster shows this for Kerry

Kerry, John United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-2742 john_kerry @kerry.senate.gov 67? - 68 LTJG

Kerry could help with that date (67) they've got a question mark next to.

303 posted on 02/17/2004 7:21:56 PM PST by syriacus (Kerry's on the record saying he chose the swift boat assignment because he thought it would be safer)

Transcript of JohnKerry.com Chat With Douglas Brinkley, Author of "Tour of Duty - John Kerry and the Vietnam War"

JK first served on the USS Gridley, from Jan 1968 to June 68...
Thats not quite right- he was assigned to the Gridley from June 1967 to June 1968...
the Gridley was not an aircraft carrier- it was a missile guided frigate. Kerry spent Jan 1968 to June 68 in the Pacific Ocean and along coast of Vietnam on the Gridley ...
It was while in Da Nang, that JK saw his first shiny swift boat ...
These were 50 ft long boats built in Louisiana...aluminum
He decided to join Swift school in Coronado, CA. This way, he'd be his own commanding officer, and not have to listen to captains barking at him to keep their ship perfectly polished

304 posted on 02/17/2004 7:37:48 PM PST by syriacus (Kerry's on the record saying he chose the swift boat assignment because he thought it would be safer)