We've got to make it clear to everyone that Kerry put
himself up for a medal that: would be the expected duty
of the average rifleman, that being, if you have tactical advantage, you are expected to try to prevent a lone enemy
soldier from returning to his unit.
I agree, ( and thanks for your reply).
I have heard one of the Swift Vets,( the one in the "crows nest type thing ) 14ft above the "action" that day, with a 360 degree view, state that FOUR PEOPLE ended up in the water after the mine explosion. kerry HAULDED ASS (and that's why rassman fell off kerry's boat and ended up in the water), but the other boats stayed after determining that the mine was the ONLY enemy "attack"
on the group of boats.
The other boats STAYED and then tried to help the dammaged boat, ALONG WITH PICKING UP 3 of THE 4 men "overboard" when kerry showed back up to find rassman still in the water( all thanks to kerry gunning the boat so hard to bug-out, that rassman fell off) and brought his boat around so rassman could grab the "net" that the boats used to climb bach on the boat for situations like that, and because of all the GEAR that SF Grenn Beret rassman (HE WAS ONLY THERE FOR THE DAY !!!! and not a PPERMANENT SV crew member of kerry's boat BTW) he had trouble "climbing back on the boat.
So kerry EXTENDED HIS HAND OUT TO HIM, and PULLED HIM enough to assist rassman's re-entry into the boat.kerry DID NOT LEAVE HIS BOAT TO GET rassman BACK ON BOARD.!!
As the Swift Vet stated from his perch, there was NO ENEMY FIRE as kerry gave rassman a helping hand back onto his boat. There were NO BULLET HOLES IN ANY OF THE BOATS, OR WOUNDED PERSONELL besides the "mined boat", and 3 other sailors were also "Saved" from the water also, but NONE of those folks got a "medal" for saving the other 3.
hmmmm......