I posted this on another thread, maybe you can shed some light, I know it may be a small difference, but if Kerry & crew want the whole truth, lets get to it...
Take a look at Kerry.com video "Brothers in Arms" and they show two boats, the second one where they are describing going through small rivers and canals and a "sitting duck' target...it appears to me the boat passing by the trees and filmed from shore is not a PCF Swift Boat (no pilothouse) but possibly a PBR Riverine riverboat (usually had 4 bluejackets no officers)....if Kerry wants to be so honest, why the difference in the boats in the video?
Why doesn't a TV commentator ask one of the Kerry crew if the boat in the video is the one they were on?
It may be a non-issue, but the way they present the video as sitting ducks and small canals, I really wonder if that is the case for the PCR's who had large twin screws compared to jet drives and shallow draft PBR's...any thoughts? Did both types of boats traverse the same types of waterways? I am not trying to lessen anyone's service, just looking at the details, as that is usually where the devil is hiding...
http://www.johnkerry.com/video/player.php?media=WindowsMedia&speed=High&video=112603_brothersinarms&action=save&x=58&y=15
http://www.pbr-fva.org/boats/pbrmk2.html
http://swiftboats.net/
http://www.rivervet.com/images/boats/PBRMkI1967.jpg
http://www.rivervet.com/images/boats/PCFMkII1967.jpg
