[Chaguito]

Off Topic...These are/were posted by Kerry. This is old, but I don't remember how Elliott et al have dealt with it. Pls forgive my ignorance, but need the answer.

"Evaluation co-signed by Joseph Streuli and George M. Elliott on January 28, 1969, and March 17, 1969, respectively: ... exhibited all of the traits of an officer in a combat environment. He frequently exhibited a high sense of imagination and judgment in planning operations against the enemy in the Mekong Delta. 2.

March 2, 1970 evaluation from Admiral Walter F. Schlech: ... one of the finest young officers with whom I have served in a long naval career."

Thanks for any help.

[Darksheare]

Sounds like a typical officer evaluation.
You say as little as possible and never say what you mean or want to say.
Got to see similar eval's of officers in my old artillery unit.
Our Captain was a complete zero on the brainscan and if we'd ever seen combat as a unit we'd have all been killed because of his ego, but his officer eval's were always 'flawless'.
Never know if the no-brain cretin you give a bad eval to today may one day be your commanding officer and be vindictive about it.

[doug from upland]

I heard that explained. The evaluation was done using the very phony reports turned in by Kerry. He was there such a short time, that is all they had to go on. Elliott had been fooled but has joined those in trying to set the record straight.