Kerry lied to get purple heart?
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| Tue, 08-10-2004 - 5:33pm |
The records should be able to shed some light on this if Kerry chooses to open them to the public.
http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28856.htm
'Larry Thurlow, the skipper of a boat trailing Kerry's, says in the book that he saw Kerry suffer a buttocks wound earlier that day in 1969 when he was hit by fragments from his own grenade while trying to destroy a Viet Cong rice cache.
"He dishonestly transferred the time and cause of the injury to coincide with the action later in the day and claimed that the cause of the injury was the mine exploding during the action," the book claims.
In Kerry's version of the incident, he says a mine struck his swift boat - wounding him in the buttocks and arm.
Kerry maintains he braved enemy fire from both shores to race to the bow of the boat and pluck Rassman, who had fallen overboard, out of the water.
But, the book says, "Many participants in the incident state that neither weapons fire nor a mine explosion occurred near Kerry during the incident.
"Unless one believes in the amazing coincidence that Kerry got two wounds in the same place on the same day, he lied to get the Purple Heart," the authors say.
Rassman is backing Kerry's presidential candidacy and he supports Kerry's version of the rescue.
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But as for me being a military member I can sleep peacefully knowing that Heaven awaits me.
But all that is besides the point - I was not trying to get in a fight with you nor was I trying to make you upset - I was strictly saying that I know what those in the military around me are saying. I have been to Walter Reed Army Hospital and I have talked to those coming home from the war. So yes I know that they believe in Bush and that they would GLADLY welcome him back as their Commander in Chief.
Don't play your little intimidation games with me. Take your "patriotic sympathy card" and, well, Teresa knows what to do with them. It's a bunch of phony baloney, as phony as that pretend cowboy in the White House.
NO, those are at best redacted copies of SOME of his record, Kerry should do what Democrats demanded Bush do, and release his records so 3rd parties may fully vet and review his record and compare his stories with swiftvet stories.
As to Bush & McCain, I recall some of what you are stating, though not the black baby... I seriously doubt any republican is concerned about the race of any child legit or not. Racism is a Democratic concern generally.
It is time the Kerry supporters told Kerry to come up to the plate as Bush has and to release his records for 3rd party vetting. Democrats railed forever about how Bush needed to do this, well he did, now it's Kerrys turn... lets see... is Kerry too much a coward to all real review of his record? Things not at Kerrys website are unredacted source documents certified by the military, including for medals referalls and witness statements.
What I think is pretty low is the smears and attacks against private citizens for having the audacity to stand up and say that Kerry's Vietnam tales are more fiction than reality. If you notice, the taking points are ad hominem attacks against his 'band of brothers' and not taking issue with their facts. If Kerry had those on his side, he'd have no reason to keep his military records under seal.
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I have spoken with many democrats and actually some of them have said that they will vote Bush because Kerry is so fake. Then there are others who will vote Kerry strictly from party loyalty. I am not trying to swing anyone's vote either way - simply speaking my mind.
I didn't realize that I had a "patriotic sympathy card" - didn't know that they existed. I thought that everyone in America was a patriot but I guess that we have found one who is not. Obviously you are not a card carrying member and for that I hold great sympathy for you. Great to know that Kerry draws those people who don't believe in America.
Welcome AFWirekitty!
Thanks for your service!
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Here is a little link for you though.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030630-113746-7072r.htm
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