Retired admiral says Kerry had 'absolutely no respect' for military By STEVE SCHULTZEsschultze@journalsentinel.com Posted: May 6, 2004 Mention the name John Kerry to Roy Hoffmann and the fuming begins.Kerry was an opportunist, an exaggerator, even a liar, said Hoffmann, a crusty retired U.S. Navy rear admiral who oversaw Kerry's Navy swift boat unit in the late '60s when Kerry did his service in Vietnam. "He had absolutely no respect for the military," Hoffmann, 78, said in an interview Thursday. "His idea was to get some medals and gild his future ambitions." Like others in the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth...