Posted on 08/28/2004 7:30:49 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
Kerry citation a 'total mystery' to ex-Navy chief
August 28, 2004
BY THOMAS LIPSCOMB
Former Navy Secretary John Lehman has no idea where a Silver Star citation displayed on Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's campaign Web site came from, he said Friday. The citation appears over Lehman's signature.
"It is a total mystery to me. I never saw it. I never signed it. I never approved it. And the additional language it contains was not written by me," he said.
The additional language varied from the two previous citations, signed first by Adm. Elmo Zumwalt and then Adm. John Hyland, which themselves differ. The new material added in the Lehman citation reads in part: "By his brave actions, bold initiative, and unwavering devotion to duty, Lieutenant (jg) Kerry reflected great credit upon himself...."
Asked how the citation could have been executed over his signature without his knowledge, Lehman said: "I have no idea. I can only imagine they were signed by an autopen." The autopen is a device often used in the routine execution of executive documents in government.
Kerry senior adviser Michael Meehan could not be reached for comment on Kerry's records.
Thomas Lipscomb is chairman of the Center for the Digital Future in New York
Indeed. Though since Selectrics were rather heavy (and of course required electricity), I would expect some people in the field would have lightweight portables. But brand-matching could be interesting.
BTW, has anyone else noticed that the Lehman citations were clearly not done on a conventional typewriter? I wonder if that fact could help date them?
New York Post editorial here
KERRY'S WAR VS. KERRY
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1202442/posts
Thank you!!!!!!!
" Thanks for reposting Jim's Thread.
Would you please post the link to Jim's thread on this thread. Thanks."
I don't know what I do wrong, but, my FR links never work.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1201491/posts
If the link is a dud, the title of the thread was :
"Flashback: 1996 - The Boston Globe: The making of the candidates: JOHN FORBES KERRY
The Boston Globe ^ | October 6, 1996 | By Charles Sennott, Globe Staff
Posted on 08/27/2004 10:07:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
There's one sentence in the article which gets missed by quickly scanning the long piece.
But, it jumped out at me-especially since it validates what the SBVFT said about Kerry and the Zippo.
Kerry shows the Globe reporter his Vietnam home movies and Sennott wrote:
" ... the film showed soldiers dousing gasoline on huts in a small village before setting them on fire."
Kerry talks to the reporter about the sickly sweet smell of the burning wood.
Another scene from Kerry's home movie :
" There is Kerry in cutoff shorts working on his suntan next to a Viet Cong prisoner bound and blindfolded."
I'm sure Kerry had a lot to say about Abu Grhaib.
PURPLE HEART #3
Confirmation Letter - not a Citation.
Date (stamp) 17 April 1969
Injuries 13 March 1969
..."Gold Star in lieu of a third Purple Heart..."
/s/ (stamp) Donald A. Still, Chief Staff Officer
He was already back in the US of A. on 17 April. Did he get his ticket to the real world before he got his medal? Then we know he got kicked out.
Have any other news media outlets picked up this story yet?
Thank you, and thank you to everyone who has commented.
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Don't know yet. I have been too busy to find out yet.
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LOL, Kerry's little home was quite a busy place!!
Maybe it is kinda like The Medallion Stamp, it depends on the individual who has been issued the stamp or has control over its use.
Money and/or sweet talk can sometime override honesty and/or wisdom!
Again thanks for your past, current and future service to America and Americans.
I can't of anything worse than to serve under the Clintoon or Kerry.
We need to make sure to keep GW as our President and CIC.
Our current active duty military may be the best that we have ever had, and that is what we need in the WOT. Lets return GW and give you and other active duty warriors more support and more of what it takes to get your job done.
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