Posted on 08/22/2004 11:47:18 PM PDT by KayEyeDoubleDee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A veteran who disputed Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites)'s Vietnam war record acknowledged on Sunday he had no proof to back his charge that Kerry fabricated the reports of enemy fire that won him two medals.
Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Van Odell, a member of the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth that has spearheaded a campaign against Kerry's service record, said his was one of seven eyewitness accounts and he was not being directed by President Bush (news - web sites)'s campaign.
He has charged that then Navy Lt. Kerry, a Swift boat commander, fabricated the "after-action" report saying he faced enemy fire on March 13, 1969, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star and his third Purple Heart for being wounded while pulling a fellow soldier to safety.
"I do not have a single document," Odell said. "I have the fact that I wasn't wounded in that 5,000 meters of fire that he wrote about."
"There was no enemy fire from either bank," he added.
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I sort of like Yahoo's presentation of stocks, sports, email, etc., but their use of Reuters articles drive me crazy.
The press is 90% pro rat and it really shows this year !
"I was there!" sure beats "What about Bush" or "McCain agrees" or "Tommy Franks wrote...".
The headline and the article seem to contradict one another.
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