Kerry campaign provides military records

AP | 4/20/04 | NEDRA PICKLER

[GretchenM]

What a load of manure! He's proud of his service in Viet Nam and he blasted the same service before the Senate.

Key quote: "I don't want anybody to think twice about it."

That's right, America, your democrat presidential wannabe contender does not want you to think.

[Robert A Cook PE]

August 12th?

His medals were given AFTER he returned to New York?

(Awarded sure: sometimes the medal is received after the paperwork goes through ....

But this sounds like an "admiral's aide" writeup back home to get a photograph receiving medals from an admiral...

Who never knew him under real combat duty....

[GretchenM]

To overgeneralize is to err.

I couldn't stand xblubba42 and I still can't.

xblubba42 would not have been elected if the man Ross Perot hadn't thrown his hat into the ring and if a great many American males had not voted for him.

"we and the country didn't deserve the consequences of hair brained women putting Clinton and Gore in office....."

I see it differently.

Every time I would pray that God would deal with clinton, He would stop me and say, "Pray that America repents of its abortions." Every time. I began to understand that God was letting America reap some of what it had sown when He allowed bill clinton to be inflicted on us via the ballot box. It jerked us around pretty well by 2000. I base this on the Scriptures that say all authority is given by God, that He sets the rulers into place, and that means even the evil ones, for His purposes. We can accept His dealings and turn to Him for help or we can keep sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind.

[BonnieJ]

My husband was hit with shrapnal in five places and he spent 5 weeks on a hospital ship for his Purple Heart in V.N. He returned after recovery to active duty to finish his 13-month "tour" (the usual length, not the short ones Kerry had!). He doesn't know of anyone with a P.H. for an incredibly minor injury. He considered his the most minor actually.

[SeeRushToldU_So]

I had worse injuries playing softball and basketball during my service at Ft Rucker, Al. (76-78)

I have the scars to prove it.

[Robert A Cook PE]

I agree!

He was prominently complaining several times to the admirals and generals in Saigon about "how to fight the war" ... (A specific Lt jg being mentioned by both Admiral Zumwalt and General Abrams! That doesn't happen unless the junior officer is either VERY good, or VERY bad!)

Disobeyed orders about not leaving the boat during a fire fight!

Admitted to killing several civilians and wounded VC teenagers ...

My opinion?

He was "fired" - His CO was glad to accept ANY excuse to get rid of him early! Any reason to get him as far from combat as possible made things safer for his troops ...

And much worse for the world now.

)

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" "Kerry gets shrapnel in his ass-what was he doing?

Diving for cover ?"

Last week, Kerry said he " wasn't going to run a half assed, namby pamby campaign."
But,now we know that Kerry really is " half assed."

[GretchenM]

From your link @203: "Vietnam veterans should demand, in addition to Kerry's release of records, a statement of apology for his personal war crimes. He should also admit that his broad brush characterization of Vietnam veterans as "criminals" was based on bogus confessions from fabricators and liars in the Kerry-Fonda anti-war cabal. He must not be allowed to perpetuate the fantasy that all Vietnam veterans are responsible for routine and sanctioned crimes against non-combatants. Vietnam veterans should contact the Kerry campaign (info@johnkerry.com) with demands for a full redress."

I keep coming back to the essential question. Why is this man a United States Senator?

[GretchenM]

Typical dem thinking. Kerry's med records are private, but by God Bush had to release the whole nine yards.

[GretchenM]

Remember way back "when"? When we thought once Bush won we'd never see their slimey A$$e$ again?

I never thought they'd go away, and have lived in a sort of silent *terror* over all the hillaryclones she's training in her Senate office and around the country.

These two will repopulate the dem party for years to come with their slithery ways and corrupt tactics. It's not going to be pretty.

[GretchenM]

Kerry is such a metrosexual.

Judging by that awful pic of him trying to kiss the grimacing Mrs., I'd say he's a neutrosexual when he's around her.

[ducks1944]

I have gotten worse wounds than that using a weed-eater on my lawn.

[ducks1944]

I have gotten worse wounds than that using a weed-eater on my lawn.

[ducks1944]

We want someone to come forth who treated Mr. Kerry. Someone must have see and treated him. It is funny that no one has come forward that seen him treated when he almost got killed??? All this does is bring up more question (Tom Dashle). We want all releasted to public. That is what President Bush did, now we Kerry to do the same. I have gotten hurt worse with weedeating my lawn, than Kerry did for one of his Purple Heart. By rocks hitting my legs. We want all the record. What is Kerry hiding???

[GretchenM]

How many hours ago did you sign up today on Free Republic?

[SkyPilot]

[PhilDragoo]

[F14 Pilot]

John Fallujah Kerry ( sKerry ) won't win!

[greasepaint]

Can the supposed medic / medical officer,
J C Carreon, be located?
Do we know what unit JCCareon was in?