[Texasforever]

That is correct but this is what was reported

There was the time we were carrying special forces up a river and a mine exploded under our boat sending it 2 feet into the air. We were receiving incoming rocket and small arms fire and Tommy was returning fire with his M-60 machine gun when it literally broke apart in his hands. He was left holding the pieces unable to fire back while one of the Green Berets walked along the edge of the boat to get Tommy another M-60. As he was doing so, the boat made a high speed turn to starboard and the Green Beret kept going--straight into the river. The entire time while the boat went back to get the Green Beret, Tommy was without a machine gun or a weapon of any kind, but all the time he was hurling the greatest single string of Lowell-Chelmsford curses ever heard at the Viet Cong. He literally had swear words with tracers on them!'

[BIGLOOK]

First check with Chieftain about M-60s breaking apart. Turning to starboard (hard) with the river bank on the starboard side = loss of command in the Navy.

[Callahan]

This is the best MSM story so far on the SBVs. Dobbs is still giving Kerry the benefit of the doubt, but the seams are starting to show. This story compares the SBVs version of events to the official Naval record and "Tour of Duty," but it leaves out Kerry's varying accounts in between, such as the congressional record quote you posted. Note that in this version, the "mine" hitting PCF is not the cause of Rassmans fall.

Rassman also seems to have inadvertently made a mockery of Kerry's all-important third Purple, the one he used to get out of Nam. It's clear that the rice injury was a self-inflicted joke. That leaves Kerry with a "contusion" on which to hang his trip home. Let's see the medic report surrounding this event.

I wish someone would look into the circumstances surrounding the "Band of Brothers" return home. I suspect that Kerry helped them get out early as well, which would help explain their loyalty.

[Callahan]

This is the best MSM story so far on the SBVs. Dobbs is still giving Kerry the benefit of the doubt, but the seams are starting to show. This story compares the SBVs version of events to the official Naval record and "Tour of Duty," but it leaves out Kerry's varying accounts in between, such as the congressional record quote you posted. Note that in this version, the "mine" hitting PCF is not the cause of Rassmans fall.

Rassman also seems to have inadvertently made a mockery of Kerry's all-important third Purple, the one he used to get out of Nam. It's clear that the rice injury was a self-inflicted joke. That leaves Kerry with a "contusion" on which to hang his trip home. Let's see the medic report surrounding this event.

I wish someone would look into the circumstances surrounding the "Band of Brothers" return home. I suspect that Kerry helped them get out early as well, which would help explain their loyalty.