Where have I been? Rassmun I knew about, but Kerry saved Sandusky's life too?
It would be great to hear what this crewman has to say in an unscripted environment where the handlers can't have as much control. First and foremost, let's hear about the trips to "Cambodia." Even knowing who accompanies this guy will be instructive. Any chance there is a FReeper in the area?
I wish someone would show up and read the part from Kerry's Senate testimony about the war crimes (beheadings, etc.) that he accused our GIs of systematically committing, and ask Mr. Sandusky whether Sen. Kerry's sworn testimony was the truth or a lie.
Is this just another lie??
Perhaps some local, or not so local, Freepers could send some documentation to members of those three organizations Sandusky will be visiting, arming them with both the imformation we, and others have, and some to the point questions?
The Alston Timeline (Captain Ed's Alston Never Served Under Kerry Followup)
Florida Freepers should pin him down about the truth of Alston NOT serving under Kerry.
Ping
Daily Herald
http://www.dailyherald.com/community/zone_story.asp?intID=38198101&zone=elg
Former Elgin resident part of Kerry's crew at the convention
Posted Friday, July 30, 2004
BOSTON - Former Elgin resident Del Sandusky got to share the stage during the final night of the convention, coming out with 13 other swift boat crewmates who were led in Vietnam by Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry.
The evening capped a busy week for Navy veteran Sandusky, who has had his share of the limelight since appearing in a TV commercial for Kerry during the primary campaign. The ad, which focused on Kerry's experience leading a river patrol boat through enemy ambushes during the war, was credited with helping turn Kerry's campaign around.
Since then, Sandusky has traveled around the country, speaking on behalf of Kerry to veterans groups. Kerry's campaign has reimbursed Sandusky for his travels, according to campaign finance records. Sandusky told the Daily Herald last week that Kerry was an inspirational leader during the tough times of Vietnam. Sandusky also has said he and Kerry have kept in touch over the years, with Kerry praying with him during difficult times during the 1990s. Sandusky went through a divorce and a home foreclosure. He's now remarried and living in Dunedin, Fla.
"John Kerry is the kindest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've known all my life."
According to one report this guy was wounded in action prior to Kerry's assuming command and was in the hospital during Kerry's entire 4 month tour in Viet Nam.
Any FReepers in the area a disabled vet so you would have access to that meeting? I'm sure you could help the group with the right questions to ask.
OK folks, here's our OPPORTUNITY to FReep this Kerry prostitute.
DEL SANDUSKY, FORMER KERRY SHIPMATE: I'm not sure. I'm just here because I love, honor, and respect John Kerry as does, I think the entire boat crew of 1968 and 1969 crew. We're here. We were with John Kerry and we were awarded medals for it, you know, for the actions that we had in Vietnam.
John Kerry is an excellent leader. We think that he'd make a great commander-in-chief.
NAUERT: You know, a part of the reason you all have been asked to be there is to attract, not only the Veterans' vote, but also make the Democrats more appealing to moderate and swing voters. How did that feel to you being, sort of, used in a way, if you will, as a political backdrop?
SANDUSKY: I don't know, I've never thought of it that way. I volunteered for this. John Kerry saved my life, I saved his. The band of brothers was formed because of the bond that we feel with John Kerry. We owe him, so, you know, we came here.
NAUERT: So, is it the politics of John Kerry or is it the man that you love?
SANDUSKY: The warrior in John Kerry. You know, when we were together in Vietnam, he saved our lives, we saved his.
NAUERT: Does that necessarily mean that he is fit or is the best, perhaps, this is the better way to put it: does that necessarily mean he's the best person to serve as commander-in-chief because he did perform heroically when you were with him, as you say?
SANDUSKY: I believe that he's the best. He is a warrior, he has the experience, and he's a statesman. He's been in the U.S. Senate, you know, for 20 years. He's very good on foreign policy. I know that he's extremely intelligent. Mentally, I had to step it up another notch just to keep up with him because he is very smart.
NAUERT: Now, there are plenty Veterans out there, who in fact, don't support him. They're angry with the position he took during Vietnam, basically saying that Americans had committed atrocities and also upset that he threw away his ribbons. Should Veterans out there who are considering who they want to vote for, should they ignore that fact?
SANDUSKY: I've talked to a lot of Veterans; I've been in the Kerry campaign since January, in Iowa and we went to New Hampshire, et cetera around the country. A lot of Veterans I've talked to, either Republican or Democrat, a hawk or a dove, you know, we're all going to speak our mind; that's part of our country.
I think this is the era of the Vietnam Veteran. We've all come of age since World War II and Korean vets are slowly passing away, God bless them, the more and more Vietnam Veterans, I think, are going to emerge and get into politics. Vietnam Veterans especially, you know: we're concerned, we've been in a dumb, stupid war in Vietnam and now we've got another dumb, stupid war over in Iraq.
All the Veterans that I've talked to, the majority and consensus of opinion is that we're all worried about our kids are dying over there on the other side of the planet. Veterans need to stand up.
NAUERT: There are Iraqis that we actually just interviewed yesterday, who are very thankful that our forces are there protecting them and preventing Saddam Hussein from digging more mass graves. But let me ask you quickly about a video that's going to be shown tonight. Some of this video was shot of Kerry in Vietnam. His critics say that he actually re- enacted some scenes, perhaps that he might use later on in a political campaign. Some of this video we will see tonight.
Is there anything about that that makes you uncomfortable; the notion that he may have re-created scenes to use for political gain?
SANDUSKY: I think it's an atrocity. I mean all wars are an atrocity. But I think it's really distasteful and people should say these things or talk about it. I was with John Kerry. We never had time to shoot movies or do any staging for any political reason or any other use that just a home movie. I didn't have a movie camera. I had a small camera. I took less than two rolls of film in two and a half years that I was in Vietnam. I don't know of any -- none of my boat crew knows anything about, you know -- the whole idea is just beyond us.
NAUERT: Del, you were there for two and a half years. Does it bother you all that Kerry was in an out in less than four months?
SANDUSKY: No, it doesn't. If I had been shot three times, I would have left too.
NAUERT: All right.
SANDUSKY: After my boat crew left, what was he going to do? Start up another boat crew and just tempt the odds to get shot again?
NAUERT: All right. Del Sandusky, thanks a lot for joining us from Boston tonight.
John.
GIBSON: All right, Heather. Thank you.
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I would love to see ths guy and Rassman hooked up to a lie detector! It'll never happen, unfortunately.