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George Elliott was one of two servicemen manning a radar station on Oahu the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. When he reported a huge sighting on his radar screen, he was ignored.At 2 a.m. on April 1, 2001, I was sitting at my computer in my Laguna Beach condo working on a website I’ve long since forgotten when an email popped up with nothing in the subject line. “Do you know who I am?” “Another April Fool’s joke,” I thought to myself as I moved my cursor up to click the Delete button. Then I glanced down and noticed the...

There is one thing that has bothered me from day one about this Swift Boat affair. Adm. Hoffman & Commander Elliot in 1996 answered the call to defend Kerry against Weld in the very tight US Senate race in MA. They held their noses, praised him highly, and likely saved him. To prove that no good deed goes unpunished, fast forward to John Kerry's 2004 presidential bid. Kerry gets a historian by the name of Brinkley to do his official biography. In the released book, "Tour of Duty". John Kerry lashes out accusing both Elliot and Hoffman of being near...

Published: Aug 09, 2004 - 11:39:39 pm EDT Lewes man renews salvos: Blasts Kerry's service, medals in radio interview By Joe Rogalsky, Delaware State News DOWNSTATE - Lewes resident George Elliot, a retired U.S. Navy captain, has landed in the thick of a debate over Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry's military record. Massachusetts Sen. Kerry and 14 other lieutenants served under Mr. Elliot in Vietnam during 1969, leading swift boat patrols on the Mekong River. Mr. Elliot and Greenville resident Robert G. Elder are among several Vietnam veterans appearing in a recently released television commercial accuses Sen. Kerry of...