Posted on 10/10/2004 11:19:46 PM PDT by quidnunc
Midnight in South Vietnam, and the river is black. Past the rice paddies and shacks, small fires are burning by the shoreline as Lt. John H. Davis' 50-foot aluminum swift boat — PCF 19 — makes its routine patrol through the reeds.
In a split second, rocket fire shatters the silence, and through a plume of oily smoke, the boat sinks to the river's bottom.
"My whole crew lost their lives that night. I was the only one who survived," Lt. Davis says.
Lt. Davis, now 62, lost his left eye. The bones in both legs were shattered. But the scars of war are nothing compared to the demons that wake him from his sleep, leaving him drenched in sweat and trembling with fear.
"My latest nightmare was that I was pulling my crew out of the water. When it came to the last body, it was me."
Lt. Davis has come to Washington at his own expense, along with 89 other Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, to tape the eighth 60-second TV spot questioning Sen. John Kerry's fitness to be commander in chief.
They come from Oshkosh, Wis., and Orlando, Fla., San Francisco and Virginia Beach. One is on crutches. Others, former prisoners of war, walk stiffly, a result of being bound and tortured. Some wear their medals. Two are in cowboy boots.
Snow-haired Bud Day, a 79-year-old former POW, stands at attention. He is wearing a brown leather flight jacket befitting an Air Force major, complemented by the Medal of Honor around his neck. Others have donned "Swift Boat" baseball caps.
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(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
McCain and sKerry worked together on the MIAs. They may have something they both know about that they would rather that we did not know about. There seemed to be some funny business that went on - one being some big money contract for one of sKerry's relatives. Maybe more 'payoff' stuff was involved.
I have the feeling each is covering for the other.I am not sourcing this - just what I've seen before on FR and this is the conclusion I came to after reading many posts.
Bump for the Swiftboat Vets.
When I see these Swiftees speak, I am struck by their humble and respectful manner. The demeanor of REAL war heroes.
Met John O'Neill at a recent lunch and gave him the biggest check I've given anyone.
If you would like to help the Swift Boat Vets ( as I have, and I urge all to do-- even a few dollars will help ) kindly click on this logo:
Take a look at these short video clips, especially the last one. You will walk away with a heavy heart.
Thanks for the ping. BTTT.
Vietnam Veteran's day is Nov 2nd
May God make it so.
"I think John Kerry was an opportunist. And he was very ineffectual. He did everything in his own best interest. He was always carrying a little notebook with him. I assume it was his diaries. He was very aloof and disdainful of people under him," he said.
There you have it. Who would want to be in combat with a man whose priority is to make a movie of himself afterward as soon as he can as if he had been the hero of it?
What person who allows themselves to know the Truth, would want to be in the War on Terror, in which we all have to be participants to some degree, with a man whose priority is to pretend that he would be the hero of warring against Terror even as he undermines those who are effectively waging that war?
My pleasure! BTTT
The clearest examples of just how dispicable the traitor liar from the marxist democrat party really is have come from real Americans like the:
God bless them for standing a second time to defend America from its enemies within!!!
I am so thankful for the Swiftvets. It is because of their pain and their efforts that we have all learned so much about the freak Kerry.
Regarding finances:
"So far, they have raised more than $13 million — more than $4 million of which was contributed through their Internet site — and plan to step up their assault on the Democratic presidential candidate in the final weeks of the campaign. They raised an additional $2.5 million over the weekend and plan to spend $5 million more by Election Day."
Maybe the songbird quit singing. All these men earned their awards while skerry obtained his by deciet and fraud.Kerry is living proof that a dead sewer rat and a leech can reproduce. Bush/Cheney 2004
These guys know what happened....Kerry painted big pictures with a broad brush......
I have been selling these Swiftee stickers that were made by FReeper WVromania. We have raised over $2,500 for swiftvets.com from the sale of these stickers! Here's the neat thing: 90% of the money from the sale of these stickers is contributed to swiftvets.com.
People have followed me chasing me down and they say "STOP, STOP!! I GOTTA HAVE THAT STICKER!!".
To date about 60 FReepers have purchased Swiftee stickers and I have still have plenty of them. I have them listed ebay if you know someone who is might be interested, tell 'em to search 'swift boat veterans for truth' and they will find them on ebay.
We lowered the price by 50% to get them moving and out in America on cars and trucks. We want the public to see that we support the Swiftees, so get one for yourself! Swiftee sticker thread - get yours! FReep mail for details.
THE SINKING OF PCF-19
AS SEEN FROM PCF-12
http://www.gunplot.net/vietnam/hobartvietnamandpcf19.html
http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,MoH_George_Day,00.html
thanks, that's true grit
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