It was really something to hear the lunacy of his 'supporters'. They need serious help.
Holy cow!
You'll love this!
Col. Bill Cowen is on with Brit. He's got both copies of the after action report that Kerry had re-written by the Sec. of the Navy 15 years later. He's got the original which was a broad report of what went on. The new one is a much more narrow report focusing specifically on Kerry and what he did that day.
He said it's very VERY unusual, but not unthinkable that someone from the DOD might accomodate a member of Congress because they need them to get along.
And
He says these records ARE available via the Navy. Not Kerry's records but the incident records detailing the events of the time he was there specific to his boat/crew and those that were around him. Those were generally written by the OIC and then added to by the other members, ie a radio operator or gunner would add their report and then they were filed with the Navy.
Brit says: "So a journalist wanting to investigate these dates/times/actions could get the information from the Navy"? Cowen says absolutely!
He also said the Navy gave out a silver star to enlisted men very sparingly. If you saw an enlisted man with a SS it would tell you he had done something extremely brave and worthwhile. Officers... well, those were handed out much more frequently and weren't as impressive. That was done to "Boost Morale".
I love this guy! Actually both of them LOL! Cowen for speaking and Brit for asking the right questions.