Kerry’s Brief Brotherhood (Kerry caught stealing a Swift Vet's words?)

nationalreview/ new republic/free republic ^ | 8-16-2004 | byron york

[sharktrager]

This issue has been reported here many times.

I will, once again, repeat the Swifties request that people stop pressing this. The evidence is sketchy. Until their is 100% proof, it does not further the cause. There are a number of plausible scenarios that could have happened which would result in Alston and Kerry did serve on the same boat at the same time. Most do not realize that Alston was wounded twice, and it is unclear if Kerry commanded one of those 2 missions.

If people keep pushing the Alston angle and it turns out to be wrong, it will be used to discredit the whole movement.

[Steven W.]

I concur except Alston has now admitted he was not on the boat as he described to ABC News and other audiences.

[camle]

they had PT boats in Viet Nam? I know they had PBR's and Swift Boats, but I thought PT boats were declared obsolete at the end os WW-II. ?

[sharktrager]

Do you have a link for that?

[Dog]

Lt. Peck should know who sustained a head wound while serving under his command. Kerry was not in command of PCF-94 on the day in question. This is another "Christmas in Cambodia".....and no we should let it go.

[js1138]

Kerry's boat was nicknamed PT-109. Just kidding.

[Dog]

should=shouldn't

[Dog]

Most do not realize that Alston was wounded twice

Do you have a link to this bit of news..

[Steven W.]

From the article:

Whatever the exact dates, Hurley confirmed that Alston was not on board PCF-94 on February 28, 1969, the day Kerry earned a Silver Star for an engagement in which he beached his Swift Boat and chased down and killed a Viet Cong guerilla armed with a rocket launcher. That suggests that Alston, who was wounded on January 29, was indeed away for at least a month. Short was manning the guns on February 28 and received the Navy Commendation Medal for his work.

As he has numerous times, when interviewed on ABC News Alston told the 2/28 story as if he'd been there (which he hadn't)

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" Kerry's boat was nicknamed PT-109. Just kidding "

Actually, it was the PT Barnum.

[Remington Rebel]

George W. Bush flew possibly THE MOST dangerous jet fighter the military has ever had. The F-102 Delta Dagger was a VERY VERY unforgiving aircraft and ALOT of pilots lost their lives just in training! Bush's CO has said that Bush was in the top 5% of fighter pilots in the Air National Guard.

[sharktrager]

Except what is being reported ad-infinitum is that Alston NEVER serves with Kerry.

And if that is wrong (which it appears to be) then catching Kerry and Alston in their lies will have zero impact.

[sharktrager]

Except what is being reported ad-infinitum is that Alston NEVER served with Kerry.

And if that is wrong (which it appears to be) then catching Kerry and Alston in their lies will have zero impact.

[dennisw]

Discussion of the Kerry/Alston story is TEMPORARILY banned at the Swifie's forums. Because the info is sketchy so far and why should the Swifties be embarrassed by what might be a non story?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2562

But it goes on elsewhere.


http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/

[dennisw]

Except what is being reported ad-infinitum is that Alston NEVER served with Kerry........


And that is exactly what Byron York says is not the case. Kerry appropriating another vet's words is very bizarre and low life.

[EdReform]

read later

[stylin19a]

Speculation is fine. It's all falling apart. Read the article. Alston now has memory problems. What used to exact is now sketchy. Alston & Short, who both work for the Kerry campaign can't agree on time-lines.

You are right about one thing, as long as memories are sketchy, we may never find out the facts about who was where between March 4 & March 13. And if there are no facts, the swiftvets wont touch it.

[sharktrager]

And my point is that hyping this story is going to bite us in the ass if what is being said is not 100% correct. One mistake will hurt the credibility of the Swift Vets.

The fact is, Alston has said his head wound was not serious, and the scarring does not, in fact, prove it was. He has said the arm wound was more serious.

The man who took his place at the .50 cal says Alston did come back to the boat after his treatment, but wasn't there very long.

Regardless, if people want to say that Alston wasn't there the day of the Silver Star, fine, because that is proved beyond a reasonable doubt. And if they want to say that Kerry was not there the day Alston got his head wound, fine. That is also accurate.

But these threads keep saying Alston NEVER served with Kerry, and the evidence on that is sketchy at best, and it seems likely that Alston and Kerry did serve together very briefly.

[Steven W.]

Your are right ... and wrong ;)

it should not be addresssed if not 100% accurate!

However, it is now confirmed by Kerry's campaign to be 100% accurate that "Alston was not on board PCF-94 on February 28, 1969" while Alston has claimed numerous times or misled people into thinking he was there that day when he wasn't.