Posted on 10/10/2007 7:00:20 AM PDT by shhrubbery!
By all accounts, Robert Levy, now the 60-year-old mayor of Atlantic City, was a fine soldier during his two tours of Vietnam.
The former lifeguard came home with two Bronze Stars. He was a native son who, before enlisting, had risen above his own family's prejudice to marry a local African-American woman. After his homecoming, he remained in the military until he became eligible to retire, with 20 years of service.
But at some point, Levy began to embellish his service record in Vietnam by saying he had been a member of the Green Berets, the elite special force of the Army and stirring figures in the popular imagination. During his campaign for mayor in 2005, the trim 6-footer even campaigned as a former Green Beret.
Since then, Levy has been outed by the local newspaper, The Press of Atlantic City, for padding his résumé, and he has admitted the lie. Last Friday, amid reports that the federal government was investigating his military record, he abruptly went on medical leave and dropped out of sight.
Yesterday, as federal sources confirmed the investigation, Levy remained missing. His spokesman, Nick Morici, said he was in a hospital somewhere.... [snip]
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...
....I wonder about those two bronze stars now....
Yeah. Funny that a wireline bunny would earn two bronze stars. Like to see his SF180.
To set the record straight. I’m no fan of the political Bob Kerrey. He did lose part of 1 leg, below the knee due to an enemy grenade during a vicious firefight. He completed all requirements to become a SEAL. ....a real one! He’s called VietNam Nixon’s war. Somehow he forgot about JFK and LBJ.
But I do not honor his service to socialists, political sham artists and the Democrat party whose interests lie in our nation's dishonor and defeat.
Well! Bob Kerry is a Medal of Honor recipient so I’m gonna cut him a lot of slack!
But as I've said above, I honor Bob Kerrey's service. At least he joined the SEALS knowing he'd see some pretty intense action -- compared to John Kerry's expectation that in joining the Navy to avoid being drafted, he wouldn't. (And I'm NOT dissing the Navy --one of my sons served in the Navy btw, and I know sailors see plenty of danger-- but just pointing out that John Kerry dissed it.)
Agreed!
Human nature is endlessly fascinating.
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