[kabar]

Thanks for the Kerry timeline. It is a little sketchy when it comes to Kerry's wartime service and the fact that he initiated a request to leave Vietnam a scant four days after receiving his third minor wound. Three Purple Hearts, a Silver and Bronze Star in less than four months sounds suspicious to this former Naval Officer and Vietnam veteran who served two tours, one year in country and eight months offshore.

What I found most interesting about your timeline is the fact that Kerry left the Naval Reserves in 1978. I would really like some more info on whether it was active or inactive reserves and why he left. I am also surprised that the Navy put up with his anti-war activities while still being a member of the reserves.

[maica]

Good point! In the reserves while acting like a Commie-symp! Would this be because he had serious connections in Boston - our man of the people, J Fn Kerry

[Hon]

"What I found most interesting about your timeline is the fact that Kerry left the Naval Reserves in 1978. I would really like some more info on whether it was active or inactive reserves and why he left. I am also surprised that the Navy put up with his anti-war activities while still being a member of the reserves."

That is a good point. On another thread I noted that Kerry was piloting around a major anti-war agitator--while he was still on active duty.

[Hon]

"What I found most interesting about your timeline is the fact that Kerry left the Naval Reserves in 1978. I would really like some more info on whether it was active or inactive reserves and why he left. I am also surprised that the Navy put up with his anti-war activities while still being a member of the reserves."

It's strange. Kerry seems to always list his military service this way:

"Experience: Navy, 1966-1970; Naval Reserves, 1972-1978"

It looks like he took off the two years from the Navy to attack the military, then quietly went back in.

[Ben Hecks]

"I would really like some more info on whether it was active or inactive reserves and why he left. I am also surprised that the Navy put up with his anti-war activities while still being a member of the reserves."

That's a good question. At that time, I think Kerry would have had a total obligation of 6 or 8 years combined active duty/active reserve and inactive reserve. If he served on active duty from 66 - 70, he would have been obligated to another 2 or 4 years in the reserves. I can't understand his service not being served in consecutive years. If Kerry was released from active duty in 70, I would have thought that he would have been in the reserves until 72 or 74. Photos show him in the rag-tag unauthorized uniform in 1971 at a time when I maintain he would have been subject to Navy uniform regulations.

[ambrose]

Wonder if Teddy Kennedy pulled strings to get Kerry those medals?