Posted on 08/19/2004 11:21:14 PM PDT by kattracks
John Kerry was involved in his final "combat" in Vietnam on March 13, 1969.
The public has seen it: The incident has been the subject of more than $50 million in paid political advertising.
The incident was featured before the Democratic presidential caucuses in Iowa, where Kerry met in tearful reunion with Jim Rassmann, the Special Forces lieutenant who he "rescued from the water."
Here is Kerry's account of the final episode of his four-month Vietnam cameo, for which he received his third Purple Heart and a Bronze Star:
A mine went off alongside Kerry's Swift Boat, PCF 94. Rassmann was blown into the water. Kerry was terribly wounded from the underwater mine.
Kerry, 25, turned his boat back into the fire zone and, bleeding heavily from his arm and side, reached into the water and pulled Rassmann to safety with enemy fire all around. Kerry then towed a sinking boat out of the action.
There is only one problem with this scenario involving five Swift Boats on the Bay Hap River, described in Douglas Brinkley's biography "Tour of Duty: John Kerry and the Vietnam War" (William Morrow, 2004) and elsewhere: It is another gross exaggeration of what actually happened and, in several ways, a fraud perpetrated upon the Navy and the nation.
Kerry's conduct on March 13, 1969, was more worthy of disciplinary action than any sort of medal. The action certainly does not establish his credentials for becoming the president of the United States.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
"Boston.............We have a Problem!"
Yup, The problem for Kerry is...The Swift Boat Vets are not going anywhere :-)
No time in hospital afterwards..??..What a man..!
And don't forget--great hair! Wonder if he flew in a hairdresser after his heroics.
That hits the target!
That's because these guys aren't in it for politics. kerry called them cowards, liars, and war criminals. They will set the record straight. They don't care about saving their political careers. They've been wanting to set the record straight for over 30 years. Now they have their chance. kerry declared war on them, and all our military and vets. They're not going to pull out of this war. He's trying to get Bush to order them to pull out, but Bush won't do that. Even if he did, they don't have to follow that order, and they won't.
The doctor Kerry trotted out to "summarize" his medical records says Kerry took shrapnel in the butt but only had a contusion on his arm. No cut, no bleeding. What a lying POS.
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