[Pete]

Just to be clear - the key point of this quote is this

As he was doing so, the boat made a high speed turn to starboard and the Green Beret kept going--straight into the river.

He is talking about Rassmann. It other accounts he says that Rassman was blown off the boat. Here he is saying Rassman fell off because the boat turned sharply.

[Socratic]

"...Rassman fell off because the boat turned sharply."

Just as many surmised, or else just the jack-rabbit start threw him out.

[TexasCajun]

Just to be clear - the key point of this quote is this

As he was doing so, the boat made a high speed turn to starboard and the Green Beret kept going--straight into the river.

He is talking about Rassmann. It other accounts he says that Rassman was blown off the boat. Here he is saying Rassman fell off because the boat turned sharply.

(another version? Just damn.)

[Oztrich Boy]

Here he is saying Rassman fell off because the boat turned sharply.

Darn Swiftboats! It was like they had a mind of their own.