Posted on 08/03/2004 6:27:18 PM PDT by Las Vegas Dave
Kudos!
Outstanding summary -- thanks for posting.
And let's see the documentation on his transfer to the states. All the documents, not just his destination orders.
May 20, 2004
Vietnam Veterans Against Kerry
A band of brothers, but not the kind the candidate likes.
By Byron York
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article appears in the May 31, 2004, issue of National Review.
James Zumwalt knows the importance of his name. Son of the late Adm. Elmo Zumwalt, the legendary chief of naval operations during the Vietnam War, and brother of Elmo Zumwalt III, the swift-boat skipper who died in 1988 as a result of cancer related to his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, James Zumwalt knows that when he speaks, many listeners will hear not only his voice but those of his family.
So it was only after much thought that on May 4, Zumwalt, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, joined a group of former swift-boat officers and crew to sign a letter citing "substantive concerns" about former swiftie John Kerry's fitness to serve as commander-in-chief.
The men, who called their group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, had several concerns. Some questioned parts of Kerry's service record. Others questioned his judgment. But all were united in one thing: their anger at Kerry's claim, dating back to his testimony before Congress in 1971, that Americans had committed atrocities in Vietnam that "were not isolated incidents but crimes committed on a day-to-day basis with the full awareness of officers at all levels of command."
The veterans believed Kerry was lying back then, and their unhappiness with Kerry was rekindled when the charges were repeated in Tour of Duty, historian Douglas Brinkley's new book describing Kerry's wartime experiences.
"We have concluded that you have deceived the public, and in the process have betrayed honorable men, to further your personal political goals," the veterans wrote in a public letter to the senator.
Before he signed the letter, Zumwalt thought about his brother. "He was not a big fan of Kerry's," Zumwalt recalls. "When they had the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, my brother refused to go up and shake Kerry's hand. He still had quite a bit of animosity."
http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200405200840.asp
-- Steven Gardner
Dear Democrats and LameStreamPressites:
The above is a REAL example of someone having served "two tours of duty in Vietnam." Calling a 2-day stopover at CamRanhBay "Kerry's first tour of duty in Vietnam" is something only the most ignorant and enthusiastic of cheerleaders would come up with.
I'm beginning to think we should call Kerry by the name "Lt. Kally."
Amen!
hanoi john works for me. There's a Kerry Dossier here at free republic. I can't remember who started it. It's chock full of Kerry intel. Guess you could search under Kerry Dossier if you need some more dirt on this bum.
I'm glad they waited until after the primary to launch. I was concerned that Kerry would drop out before officially accepting.
bump !!
Kerry Lied, People Died.
I am sure there will be a story that Bush shot down an airliner during his Reserve days.
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