Call sign: Boston strangler (commander no longer wanted Kerry in his boat group)

American Thinker ^ | May 13th, 2004 | John B. Dwyer

[Liz]

It got to a point where Wright told his divisional commander he no longer wanted Kerry in his boat group, so he was re-assigned to another one. “I had an idea of his actions but didn’t have to be responsible for him.” Then Wright and like-minded boat officers took matters into their own hands. “When he got his third Purple Heart, three of us told him to leave. We knew how the system worked and we didn’t want him in Coastal Division 11. Kerry didn’t manipulate the system, we did.”

[jla]

*Surprise*...Loopy was thinking only of himself while in Vietnam.

[Fenris6]

We knew how the system worked and we didn’t want him in Coastal Division 11. Kerry didn’t manipulate the system, we did.

Translation: Kerry's service in Viet Nam was not honorable - we were compelled to kick him out.

[RoseD]

Kerry's nick the Boston Strangler fits him perfectly...........

[tracer]

If Kerry actually came by his Purple Heart awards by actually being injured in combat -- and it is becoming increasingly apparent that he did not -- he would have been viewed by his comrades as a "lead magnet," having received three such awards in four months.

Not a guy who would be safe and prudent to be around.

Any way he slices it, Kerry looks to have been more of a liability and a "load" as opposed to a "war hero."

Indeed, the circumstances surrounding the his being awarded a Silver Star for killing a retreating VC bears further examination.....

[VadeRetro]

When he got his third Purple Heart, three of us told him to leave. We knew how the system worked and we didn’t want him in Coastal Division 11.

Can't prove this is the right version of events, but it has a ring to it. Backing up a bit...

You had to be right (before opening fire). Kerry seemed to believe there were no rules in a free-fire zone and you were supposed to kill anyone. I didn’t see it that way.

This rings very true as well. Liberal activism takes something like the death penalty, makes it useless by drawing out the appeals process twenty years or more per each case, then attacks the institution as useless. That is, the liberals themselves make potential flaws into actual flaws, then attack as flawed the thing they sabotaged.

I can thus believe that Kerry abused free fire zones as random-killing zones, then attacked the concept before the Senate because "some people" were abusing the concept.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Bump...

[Ciexyz]

Kudos to Mr. Wright for his honorable actions as a military leader in a war zone. And bless him for speaking out about "Three Bandaid" Kerry.

[Paul_B]

Unsurprising, considering his current character. Good to see further testimony emerging.

[KellyAdmirer]

So Kerry acts like a renegade in Vietnam against orders, then gets sent home because of it and as a professional agitator testifies that we have no business being in Vietnam because there are renegades there.

Fascinating (lifts eyebrow).

[Just mythoughts]

"This rings very true as well. Liberal activism takes something like the death penalty, makes it useless by drawing out the appeals process twenty years or more per each case, then attacks the institution as useless. That is, the liberals themselves make potential flaws into actual flaws, then attack as flawed the thing they sabotaged."

Plainly stated they are professional deceivers!

[Spok]

Sigh. More dirt that will never see the light of evening news. Speaking of which, we know if Kerry were a Republican, we'd know all there is to know about Theresa Heinz. Coming from a white South Afican family, were her forebearers staunch opponents or supporters of apartheid? Does anyone know, or have all the witnesses and documents on the subject mysteriously disappeared?

[CatoRenasci]

This suggests a possibly very interesting version of events, and how Kerry got that extra purple heart. Maybe, someone among these officers who wanted Kerry gone knew he'd put in for the first purple heart and been turned down. And knew about the "3 purple hearts and out" regulation. Just maybe Kerry's not lying about how the he ended up with the first one: the guys told the boss who replaced Hibbert to get rid of Kerry, and showed him how to do it without hurting anyone by giving Keryy the needed purple heart he'd already been rejected for. It does fit the facts, except Kerry's medals. Perhaps, those, too, were a way to make sure no one would question Kerry's being sent home since he was a "hero". Interesting.

[m1911]

Turns out, Kerry was in Vietnam. And some of his peers didn't like him...

[J. Semper Paratus]

“I had a lot of trouble getting him to follow orders,” recalls Wright. “He had a different view of leadership and operations. Those of us with direct experience working with Kerry found him difficult and oriented towards his personal, rather than unit goals and objectives."...

Kinda says it all, doesn't it?

Some things never change in people's personalities. Sounds like the Clintons.

[Interesting Times]

Reference bump.

[MamaLucci]

I don't buy that....Kerry knew exactly what he was doing, putting in for medals for cuts and scrapes. He was leaving after that 3rd PH, whether they told him to or not, IMHO.

[narby]

liberals themselves make potential flaws into actual flaws, then attack as flawed the thing they sabotaged.

You're right. The greenies have sabotoged the nuclear industry in the US, burdening it with about an order of magnitude to many people and paperwork.

Then they gripe because the nuclear industry can't deliver it's once promised goal of "providing electricity so cheap, you wouldn't have to meter it".

Despite the over-regulation, nukes are still the cheapest per kilowatt.

[VadeRetro]

The greenies have sabotoged the nuclear industry in the US, burdening it with about an order of magnitude to many people and paperwork.

Yeah. Again and again they do this. It often amounts to saying, "You'll have to kill all us liberals to make this work!" (Sometimes it's a good thing it's not up to me.)

[The Shrew]

I thought you might want to list this one!

Regards,

TS