Posted on 08/19/2004 8:05:06 PM PDT by gilliam
This link is to an article written for a San Diego paper by Captain J. F. Kelly, who as Commander Kelly was XO of GRIDLEY in the period of 1967 and 1968 when Kerry was aboard.
(Excerpt) Read more at home.nycap.rr.com ...
he says there no douby Kerry earned his medals, how the hell does he know? He WASNT THERE! lol
If it has anything critical in it, it suggests that he was young, ambitious and a little boorish.
"That is not to say that Kerry was not a good officer. He was and to my recollection was well liked. Did he stalk the passageways showing his future presidential timber? Absolutely not. A reporter from the Chicago Tribune actually asked me that. When I told him that he was just another goofy Ensign, he was horrified and did not use that quote."
Then you didn't read the same article I read. I read an article that describes lie after lie in Kerry's bio, "Tour of Duty."
Some pretty interesting comments. How well liked he was, but also pointing out exactly where he 'embellishes' his record, and the fact that the XO does NOT support him as CIC.
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I read that Kerry told several lies in that book...read the whole thing again...
There is no question that John Kerry earned his decorations and that he put his life at risk in the service of his country. There is no doubt in my mind, moreover, that he has the intelligence to serve as president. But there is also no doubt in my mind that his anti-war activities while our troops were still fighting, dying and being tortured in filthy Vietnam prisons were despicable.
For that reason, even aside from his anti-defense voting record in the Senate, he is one ex-shipmate that I could never support as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
And tonight, while watching "Scarborough" (because Mr. Thurlow of "Swift Boat Vets for Truth" was on)I learned that Scarborough's request for someone from the Kerry "band of brothers" to appear was roundly denied by the Kerry camp. Scarborough said they had ALWAYS provided someone readily to discuss and debate, but it appears that they must be going over their scripts for future appearances...........or maybe the fax machines for their "Democratic talking points" were down..........
Thurlow was EXCELLENT, by the way, and refuted the KRAP that Kerry tried to put out this afternoon.......Swift Boats ARE NOT MESSING AROUND.........HOO-RAY!!!!!!!! (If only the public would have paid as much attention to the Arkansas State Troopers....sigh)
Did you read the right hand side of the article about his trip ashore?...as described in Tour of Duty...and reality?
Gee thanks for the Link. /smirk
Well except for the part that stated that he would never support Kerry due to his "boorish" aid and comfort to the enemy. But other than that, yes it was a glowing endorsement.
MORE KERRY LIES from TOUR OF DUTY, NOW FROM THE GRIDLEY!
http://home.nycap.rr.com/pwcarter/the%20kerry%20page.html
"3. Page 87 has Kerry “shuttling sailors and provisions” between GRIDLEY and KITTY HAWK in a small motor whaleboat out in the Gulf of Tonkin. The regular method of travel between the two ships was via helo. That is how I went over to the KITTY HAWK. If such an event did occur, it would have been unusual and hardly a shuttle."
"4. Later on page 87 Kerry talks about Olongapo in the Philippines. He talks about bloated corpses floating in the river and starving women with babies dying of malnutrition. Now Olongapo was a wild and wooly town that existed solely for the entertainment of the US Navy, but in over three years of calling there, I never saw a single instance of either thing happening. Kerry uncovered this in his first visit. If this was from his letters home then he was certainly writing for dramatic effect. Balderdash."
WEre you reading the same thing I was reading? The second section of the page made Kerry out to be an opportunist and liar.
"Kerry talks about Olongapo in the Philippines"
Subic Bay I KNOW this is pure Kerry BS!!!
ASK ANYONE who was in Subic Bay!
You need to read the entire article before you state that this was an endorsement.
You need to read the entire article before jumping to THAT conslusion.
"Balderdash."
Go get 'em Tonk.
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