Hey! No credit for Beli? I debunked this witch last night when this article was first posted. Grrrrrr!
The View From the Boat Judith Droz Keyes (NY Times, late shift, 8/26/2004)
To: conservative in nyc
She was among the throngs of anti-war protesters who were pummeled outside the convention by the Chicago police. An officer on a horse struck Keyes on the head with his baton, she says. At the time, her husband was serving in Vietnam as a swift boat officer, in the same squadron as John Kerry. Eight months later, Keyes' husband died, spurring her to become more active in the anti-war movement. That's where she met Kerry.
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1090180176989
Where's the letter? Given her background, why should I believe her?
You got her first, pard. :-)