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... did Kerry receive a less than honorable discharge in 1978 and find ... upgraded in 2001?
www.christian-news-in-maine.com ^ | 12 Oct. 2004 | Danny Calhoun, Somerset, Kentucky

Posted on 10/12/2004 10:38:53 AM PDT by newsgatherer

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SWIFT BOATERS CHALLENGE: The 254 men who make up the group Swift Boat Veterans For Truth have issued a challenge to Kerry and his supporters. They have told him that if he

believes their allegations are false to sue them and take them to court. The Kerry campaign and liberal media have stated that the allegations made by the group are "unsubstantiated lies and that all their allegations have been debunked." If that is true then Kerry has a great case for a lawsuit charging them with libel and slander. You would also think that Kerry would want to disprove the allegations.

Kerry knows that if he does sue them that as part of discovery he would be required to release all his records, which would prove their allegations. Truth is always the best defense. Kerry just keeps on refusing to release all his records and allowing the liberal media to cover for him....

Now comes the interesting part. Kerry did not receive his actual Honorable Discharge until March 12, 2001. 23 years after he should have received it. Why the delay? Who authorized the 2001 discharge? Where are his records showing that he attended the required training and active duty days? Guess what folks? THESE RECORDS ARE PART OF THE RECORDS KERRY REFUSES TO RELEASE.

Why does Kerry refuse to release the records relating to the above and why does his Web Page show the gap in his service? Maybe it's because that during this time he was still a member of the Navy Reserve he:

1--Helped form the VVAW and served on it's Executive Board with known Communist sympathizers.

2--Attended a VVAW meeting where a plot to assassinate pro-war American Senators was discussed.

3--Lied under oath about atrocities ...

(Excerpt) Read more at christian-news-in-maine.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana; US: Kentucky; US: Maine; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: kerry
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To: BlueNgold

Yes he was discharged from Active to the Reserves effective with the 1970 dd214..... He then was released from the Reserves in 1978.....


41 posted on 10/12/2004 2:10:07 PM PDT by deport ("Because we believe in human dignity..." [President Bush at the UN])
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To: deport

In box 5 of Kerry's dd214 it states his rank as E5. This is not an officer rank. It is an enlisted rank. I wonder why his rank of discharge was not 1st or 2nd Lt. which should have been his rank at that time. Is it possible that for some reason he was demoted to an enlisted rank of E5 which would have been the equivelent of Pvt. to an officer in a disciplenary action? I could be wrong about this but it is puzzling why he would be an E5. That is the rank that men are given when the are in training for Officer School. I know because I was in OCS during the Viet Nam War.


42 posted on 10/12/2004 2:15:26 PM PDT by Desparado
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To: Desparado

In box 5 of Kerry's dd214 it states his rank as E5.



He carried that rank until he completed OCS at which time he was commissioned an Officer.... At that time he was discharged from the enlisted ranks [Dec 66] and transferred to the officer ranks.....

He was discharged from active duty in Jan. 1970 and assigned to the Active Reserve as an Inactive member..... He completed that assignment in 1972 and was transferred to the Inactive Reserve where he remained until 1978 when he was discharged...

Go to the following and you can work you way through all this if you are truly interested...
http://www.johnkerry.com/about/john_kerry/military_records.html


43 posted on 10/12/2004 2:21:45 PM PDT by deport ("Because we believe in human dignity..." [President Bush at the UN])
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To: deport

The 1978 release is from inactive reserves ... there are 8 years in between .. during which time Kerry held a service oblgation that is not accounted for.

There should ... SHOULD be another 214 discharging his service obligation - sometime between 1970 and 1978.


44 posted on 10/12/2004 2:28:45 PM PDT by BlueNgold (Feed the Tree .....)
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To: newsgatherer
What is John Kerry hiding? Why doesn't he sign the Standard Form 180 and release his military service and medical records to the public?

Join the petition.

http://www.SignForm180.com

45 posted on 10/12/2004 2:30:59 PM PDT by Beckwith (John Kerry, sign the Form 180 - petition at http://www.SignForm180.com)
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To: BlueNgold

see #43


46 posted on 10/12/2004 2:45:52 PM PDT by deport ("Because we believe in human dignity..." [President Bush at the UN])
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To: deport

Exactly ... that 1972 214 is what I want to see.

I one of my duties, both aboard ship and ashore, was command administrative and legal officer - in addition to my primary duties - so I'm nosy/curious about this stuff.


47 posted on 10/12/2004 3:06:02 PM PDT by BlueNgold (Feed the Tree .....)
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To: BlueNgold

Was there one? I've never seen it either.....

Here are the orders for the Active Reserve as an Inactive Member:
http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/Release_From_Active_Duty.pdf

And the transfer to the Standby Reserve-Inactive in 1972 to which he finally separated in Feb. 1978:
http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/Transfer_To_Standby_Reserve.pdf


48 posted on 10/12/2004 3:22:01 PM PDT by deport ("Because we believe in human dignity..." [President Bush at the UN])
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To: newsgatherer

Best case scenario, the weekend before the election, Kerry's dishonorable discharge and general court martial records from 1974 or thereabouts are leaked.


49 posted on 10/12/2004 8:03:51 PM PDT by Newtoidaho
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To: Newtoidaho

I know that Bob Dornan claims to have footage of Kerry looking on and smiling while someone burns a US Flag, while Sean Hannity says he has the Super 8 of Kerry setting a Vietnamese village alight. So where are they?


50 posted on 10/12/2004 8:41:02 PM PDT by pawdoggie
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To: Newtoidaho
Best case scenario, the weekend before the election, Kerry's dishonorable discharge and general court martial records from 1974 or thereabouts are leaked.

Yeah, I'd also like to see Sean Hannity's footage of Kerry burning the Vietnamese village, and Bob Dornan's shots of Kerry smiling while a VVAW type burns the American flag. So, where are they? I'm not holding my breath.

51 posted on 10/12/2004 8:45:00 PM PDT by pawdoggie
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To: TheEnigma47

Which Burkett are you referring to? BG Burkett would never destroy and records. BG Burkette has exposed fake vets, and; he has sent many to jail. He has also saved the taxpayers many dollars in VA disability awards based on vets with phoney war records.


52 posted on 10/20/2004 8:51:19 AM PDT by Lumper20
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To: newsgatherer

Detailed analysis of Kerry discharge now online at

http://www.vetsforbush.net/kerry-oth-discharge.pdf


53 posted on 11/01/2004 1:07:31 AM PST by mindwest
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To: deport

So what?


54 posted on 11/24/2004 8:05:05 AM PST by thiscouldbemoreconfusing
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To: thiscouldbemoreconfusing

So what?



I prefer the truth as it's known not someone's speculation or insinuation of what's the truth....


55 posted on 11/24/2004 9:08:11 AM PST by deport (I've done a lot things.... seen a lot of things..... Most of which I don't remember.)
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