Posted on 08/19/2004 3:07:21 AM PDT by Jay Howard Smith
Uneven military service records have proved toxic to John Kerry's campaign for president, prompting him to post his full military record on his Web site (www.johnkerry.com) for critics to peruse.
But one sharp-eyed Washington Times reader -- a former B-52 pilot and U.S. Air Force colonel -- isn't buying Mr. Kerry's pre-emptive strike.
(Excerpt) Read more at insider.washingtontimes.com ...
Jay, when you except -- if you exceprt -- could you do us all the favor of summarizing the key points and facts in the article? It would be a great boon to us all!
This is the rest of it:
"I looked at that Web site and the first thing I looked at was Kerry's Silver Star citation. Guess what? It is for an action that took place in 1969, but it is signed by Secretary of the Navy John Lehman. Strangely, Lehman was secretary of the Navy from 1981 to 1987," he noted.
"How could Kerry have received a citation from an official that would not be in office for 12 years? This was NOT just a case of providing a new copy of a citation for the office to replace one that was lost (destroyed/thrown over a wall). This effort by Lehman & Kerry actually changed Kerry's official Navy record, sometime in the 80s," he continued.
"What other portions of his record did Kerry have Lehman sanitize or spiffy up? Evidently, Kerry did not think his original Silver Star made him look 'heroic' enough, so he provided 'suggested' words for a new certificate. This certainly calls Kerry's entire Navy record into question."
"How could Kerry have received a citation from an official that would not be in office for 12 years? This was NOT just a case of providing a new copy of a citation for the office to replace one that was lost (destroyed/thrown over a wall). This effort by Lehman & Kerry actually changed Kerry's official Navy record, sometime in the 80s," he continued.
"What other portions of his record did Kerry have Lehman sanitize or spiffy up? Evidently, Kerry did not think his original Silver Star made him look 'heroic' enough, so he provided 'suggested' words for a new certificate. This certainly calls Kerry's entire Navy record into question."
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This is pretty damning.
Two great minds!!!!
You're a peach, Peach!
Uneven military service records have proved toxic to John Kerry's campaign for president, prompting him to post his full military record on his Web site (www.johnkerry.com) for critics to peruse.
But one sharp-eyed Washington Times reader -- a former B-52 pilot and U.S. Air Force colonel -- isn't buying Mr. Kerry's pre-emptive strike.
"I looked at that Web site and the first thing I looked at was Kerry's Silver Star citation. Guess what? It is for an action that took place in 1969, but it is signed by Secretary of the Navy John Lehman. Strangely, Lehman was secretary of the Navy from 1981 to 1987," he noted.
"How could Kerry have received a citation from an official that would not be in office for 12 years? This was NOT just a case of providing a new copy of a citation for the office to replace one that was lost (destroyed/thrown over a wall). This effort by Lehman & Kerry actually changed Kerry's official Navy record, sometime in the 80s," he continued.
"What other portions of his record did Kerry have Lehman sanitize or spiffy up? Evidently, Kerry did not think his original Silver Star made him look 'heroic' enough, so he provided 'suggested' words for a new certificate. This certainly calls Kerry's entire Navy record into question."
LOL
Anything to help the cause.
1981-1987 was during the Reagan Administration, so one would assume Lehman was/is a Republican. Wouldn't it be nice to hear the story behind this change?
He was, according to MSNBC, Bush's top choice to run CIA as late as July 6, 2004.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5380703
And then Bush looked into Lehman's background and didn't like what he found. Happens all the time.
Nice job but was it really supposed to go undetected?
"I looked at that Web site and the first thing I looked at was Kerry's Silver Star citation. Guess what? It is for an action that took place in 1969, but it is signed by Secretary of the Navy John Lehman. Strangely, Lehman was secretary of the Navy from 1981 to 1987," he noted. "How could Kerry have received a citation from an official that would not be in office for 12 years? This was NOT just a case of providing a new copy of a citation for the office to replace one that was lost (destroyed/thrown over a wall). This effort by Lehman & Kerry actually changed Kerry's official Navy record, sometime in the 80s," he continued.
"What other portions of his record did Kerry have Lehman sanitize or spiffy up? Evidently, Kerry did not think his original Silver Star made him look 'heroic' enough, so he provided 'suggested' words for a new certificate. This certainly calls Kerry's entire Navy record into question."
3 posted on 08/19/2004 3:17:15 AM PDT by Peach
Good morning.
What I did was quote from the paper and the vet who looked at Kerry's records. Wish I was such a good researcher I'd have noticed that Lehman signed that order!
You should have mentioned that Lehman is a member of the 9/11 Commission.
I guess it is one of those "TIMING" things, we keep hearing the liberals talk about.
The more I learn about some of these who climbed the ranks of power the more I question their character.
That's what I was wondering- partial records are all I've seen. If correct, it would be a welcome improvement.
When asked here, previously, some tried to defend Kerry by saying it was no big deal, that this was always done, that Kerry was 'updating' his records, etc.
Well, the discrepancies are a problem. The very existence of the Lehman citations are a problem. This is just not anything that people seem to have wondered about - except for myself and a few others.
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