More on Kerry's Medals...

email to WinterSoldier.com | March 10, 2003 | David W. Murray

[Howlin]

I'm leaning toward the thought that John F. Kerry may actually be MORE dangerous than the Clintons ever thought about being.

After all, they were in it for themselves. We don't know who Kerry's "guardian angels" are.

[oyez]

Its his whole life has been scripted for him. (To be honest, that could be said about others as well. Apparently Algore didn't have chapters about being president)

[oyez]

. We don't know who Kerry's "guardian angels"

He should hope his"guardian angels" are more deft than the ones that the Kennedy's had.

[stoney]

Travis, that sort of thing was common, but still only 2 of us received a bronze star. Nothing higher. You can imagine how it pisses me off that Kerry received the SS for what amounts to what should have been a court martial offense.

I've lifted the names of lost brothers off the wall and keep them beside my bed so I see them each morning when I wake up. It galls my ass that their bravery will be lost once me a few others are gone, but Kerry will receive raving accolades for his 'bravery' for years to come.

[Travis McGee]

Exactly!

[Travis McGee]

I agree 100%.

[Travis McGee]

The bravery of the Brown Water Navy PBR boatmen will never be lost, as long as we frogmen remember the stories told by our VN era SEALs.

I'm sure it must burn you though, watching how this phoney arranged his own bogus Silver Star, while PBR boatmen drove straight into ambushes to extract SEALs, (among other duties) as a matter of routine heroism. I know it would burn me.

[pinz-n-needlez]

lol What's the name of the actor who plays Elrond/Agent Smith??? Who knew he had such acting range??!!

;-)

Pinz

[Eighth Square]

Amen to that - with a one on one with his crew.

[redhawk34]

I'm glad this post was of interest. I do not so question a man simply because he's a Democrat. Edwards, for example, I might listen to, although I would almost certainly vote Bush. I have a certain regard for Lieberman.
But;
Don't give me a phony.
It happens that I had the honor to serve in a job which put me in a position to evaluate this question in the context of my experience of the river war. Kerry's story has "three dollar bill" written all over it, for me.
J'Accuse!
I accuse Kerry of disloyalty to his crew and unit, for failing to fulfil the year of service which all of them would honorably serve.
I accuse him of disloyalty to the US Navy, for leaving just as his experience level would have made him a valuable asset, to be replaced by another officer with the entire learning curve ahead of him. The Navy's investment in training him was thereby wasted.
I accuse him of disloyalty to every other Vietnam Veteran, by his blanket accusations of widespread atrocity, seemingly totally for political purpose, and without the slightest shred of evidence. This formed a significant part of the fraudulent and distorted lens through which the Vietnam Veteran has been judged for three decades.
I leave it to others to judge his loyalty to the Nation.

David W. Murray
Redhawk34
199th Light Infantry Brigade
http://www.redcatcher.org/

Thank God for Burkett's "Stolen Valor"
Jug Burkett is, BTW, a Redcatcher.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Great post!!

[JamesA]

Well, I spent 3 full tours of Vietnam, my eyes saw lots and I too had my share bandaids,loose bowel and bug bites. Thankfully none serious but we all were like that. It wasn't that we liked it, We surely did not but were usually to scared to care and a bandaid wound wasn't even considered. I remember some gung-ho Jr. Officers who no doubt wanted to make a name for themselves and no doubt put in for phony awards. It really burns my butt these "War hero's" like Kerry. It takes away from the real War heroes who actually earned the awards.

[oyez]

I can't recall a Silver Star awarded for hauling ass other than for Kerry.

[sport]

Bump

[Dante3]

bttt

[dalebert]

Can't help but wonder what he is hiding. The guy that said he was in Nam with him and called him a coward got fired from his job. That sounds very unAmerican to me.

[Interesting Times]

Ah, there you are.

Welcome to Free Republic.

[Interesting Times]

It really burns my butt these "War hero's" like Kerry. It takes away from the real War heroes who actually earned the awards.

That seems to be the general consensus...

[RightOnline]

"Four months in light action and going home swiftly - that is not the work of a hero."

Many of us have been pointing this out for months. The guy's a fraud.

[OldCorps]

Thanks to Mr. Murray for his service to our country.