he entire timeline along with pictures will be archived at my web site: http://www.archive-news.net/Kerry/JK_timeline.html. I will be making the additions there, so you might want to bookmark that site.
I understand your passion and committment, but Girl, you gotta get a life...
Ping to the Kerry project I mentioned the other day.
Why is this important to the subject of John Kerry?
I'm so glad you did this. I was starting something on this order today. It is important to be able to see this from a broader perspective not to focus on the time in Vietnam but to show the character trends that help support his "war crimes" and acts of treason. I have bookmarked your archive site but how do I get some additions to you?
Nice work! Bookmarking...
John has an older brother, Cameron, and two younger sisters, Diane and Peggy.
Actually Peggy is John's older sister.
PS: Also, Cameron is John's younger brother. Peggy is oldest, John is second.
Cool. Good job and bookmarked.
Bookmarking for future reference.
Actually Naval Reserve--Unfit for Command emphasizes this distinction. Also on this:
He had read a book about President Kennedy's World War II experiences on a patrol boat, PT-109, which helped inspire Kerry to volunteer for duty on a Navy patrol boat in Vietnam.
Another reason Kerry wanted patrol boat duty was because he thought he could avoid actual combat that way. He mentioned this in an interview, believe it or not.
Thank you!!. I'm going to pull my thread. Seems you've already have a thorough project going.
January 22 http://www.johnkerry.com/about/john_kerry/service_timeline.html
January 22, 1969 Kerry and other Swift boat commanders travel to Saigon for meeting with Adm. Elmo Zumwalt, Commander Naval Forces Vietnam (COMNAVFORV), and Gen. Creighton Abrams, Commander United States Military Assistance Command Vietnam (COMUSMACV)
January 30: Kerry took over PCF 94
February 28, 1969: Kerry received a replacement, Fred Short, as a replacement for Alston.
February 28, 1969: "In addition to Kerry's Silver Star PCF-94's performance on February 28 also earned Bronze Stars for Tommy Belodeau and Mike Medeiros and Navy Commendation Medals with Combat V Devices for Del Sandusky, Fred Short, and Gene Thorson." - Douglas Brinkley
That's very thorough and very impressive. I just spent the last hour consuming the vast amount of information you just presented, including the article from the Harvard Crimson. Well done.
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But, when you add up his total time in Vietnam and Gulf of Tonkin Duty, he had about 8 to 9 months.
The standard tour in Vietnam for the average guy was 12 or 13 months. Kerry's '2 tours' doesn't measure up to one real Vietnam tour.
A very minor point....if Kerry was in the play "and in a 1962 production of Caine Mutiny"...it was probably "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial."
What part did he play?
Christie: Check the Kerry Service Record from his web site. It shows that he was still "active" in the Naval Reserve between 3 Jan 1970 to Jul 1972. That he was under the Uniform Code for Military Justice.
http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/Service_Record.pdf
904. ART. 104. AIDING THE ENEMY
Any person who--
(1) aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things; or
(2) without proper authority, knowingly harbors or [protects or gives intelligence to or communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy, either directly or indirectly;
shall suffer death or such other punishment as a court-martial or military commission may direct.
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/ucmj2.htm#866.%20ART.%2086.%20ABSENCE%20WITHOUT%20LEAVE
awesome work!! i hope you are proud
Excellent, thanks! Bookmarked.