[pabianice]

John Kennedy -- what a loser -- the only PT boat commander in the entire war who managed to get rammed at sea after stupidly and irresponsibly shutting-down his engines at night. Joseph kennedy -- what a manipulator of the press and the Navy -- managing to make a hero of John after he lost his boat and some of his crew. The Kennedy Saga continues...

[SAMWolf]

LOL! That was always my opinion too. They were retreating and he managed to lose his boat by getting it rammed.

I will give him credit for saving the life of his crewman, you can't take that away from him

[SpookBrat]

I just got off the phone with my aunt (hi Georgia). She said Grandpa is going to be mad someone said something bad about Kennedy. LOL

He was friends with John Kennedy. He got cussed out by him once. LOL He was an officer and they had to call him "Sir", but at night, they were able to kick back and talk about their families.

Just needed to soften the blow a little bit for Grandpa when he reads the thread.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Look for the February issue of Naval History magazine where you'll find: "Coming in February Naval History: Article analyzing evidence that John F.
Kennedy's order stalled the engines on the PT-109 -- and that he never
admitted to the error in public -- along with a piece criticizing a recent
History Channel program on this subject."