Posted on 08/25/2004 12:51:45 PM PDT by NorCoGOP
August 25, 2004 Posted at 12:30 PM, Pacific
DID THE DOG GO INTO CAMBODIA? DID THE DOG BARK AT THE CIA MAN, THUS PROMPTING THE CIA MAN TO GIVE KERRY THE HAT? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DOG?
This Washington Times story by John McCaslin raises a host of new questiosn for John Kerry:
"VC surfaces A new four-legged angle -- actually a dog named "VC" -- has suddenly materialized surrounding Sen. John Kerry 's swift boat service in Vietnam.
In a 2004 presidential candidate questionnaire for Humane USA, Mr. Kerry was asked whether any pets have had an impact on his life.
"I have always had pets in my life, and there are a few that I remember very fondly," Mr. Kerry replied. "When I was serving on a Swift Boat in Vietnam, my crewmates and I had a dog we called VC.
"One day as our Swift Boat was heading up a river, a mine exploded hard under our boat," he continued. "After picking ourselves up, we discovered VC was MIA (missing in action). Several minutes of frantic search followed, after which we thought we'd lost him. We were relieved when another boat called asking if we were missing a dog."
Said Mr. Kerry: "It turns out VC was catapulted from the deck of our boat and landed, confused but unhurt, on the deck of another boat in our patrol."
J.J. Scheele, program director of Humane USA, confirmed yesterday that her organization did, in fact, receive the above statement from the Kerry campaign.
No military records on Mr. Kerry's Web site, which aides say is a complete accounting, mention a mine exploding under his boat or any dog. The only report of a mine detonating "near" Mr. Kerry's PCF 94 was March 13, 1969, when Mr. Kerry says he was injured and a man knocked overboard."
Your post #9 is a great summary of all his lies.
I don't know about other branches of the service,
but the Navy allowed them to have longer hair at
that time. I don't know if it was because it was
fashionable, or because it kept them from sticking
out like a sore thumb when around people who were
so anti-war, and anti-military, that their safety
was in doubt.
However, men's hair was so long in
those days that they STILL stuck out
like sore thumbs.
"Seriously - do those who should know consider that type of service "serving in Vietnam?"
Hubby was Navy, and he is considered to have served
in S.E. Asia, I believe. That is probably because
he dropped bombs in Cambodia and Laos, as well as
Viet Nam.
My impression was that anyone who was part of the
effort, and was in the area, is considered to have
served in Viet Nam...not just those with boots on
the ground.
Too bad Kerry wasn't with Teddy Kennedy at ...
well,
you get the idea.
Thanks for the reply. Given your answer, I think this is one issue we should stay away from.
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