[mabelkitty]

Gardner's story has the thread of truth to it - the first guy who served with Kerry supposedly showed up out of the blue to greet him. However, when this guy showed up on the Today show and was pressed about it by a clueless Katie Couric, he admitted that he didn't seek out John Kerry, but Kerry had looked him up. That is consistent with Gardner's claims.

I also find it interesting that the author "couldn't locate" the only veteran who conflicted with Kerry's image. Could it be that Gardner's distaste for Kerry was well-known and the author conveniently left him out of the story? Sounds like it to me.

The only way Kerry can debunk this story is to open up him military records for all to see.

[RipSawyer]

"I also find it interesting that the author "couldn't locate" the only veteran who conflicted with Kerry's image."

Exactly, I have seen nothing in this article to indicate that the man was actually hiding under a different name. How can it be so difficult to find someone, especially someone who is a veteran of the Vietnam war, if he is not going to a great deal of trouble to cover his tracts. I would think that any competent investigator could have found him in about ten minutes on the internet.