Records Counter a Kerry Critic

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Registered: 08-15-2004
Records Counter a Kerry Critic
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Thu, 08-19-2004 - 3:32am
Newly obtained military records of one of Sen. John F. Kerry's most vocal critics, who has accused the Democratic presidential candidate of lying about his wartime record to win medals, contradict his own version of events.

In newspaper interviews and a best-selling book, Larry Thurlow, who commanded a Navy Swift boat alongside Kerry in Vietnam, has strongly disputed Kerry's claim that the Massachusetts Democrat's boat came under fire during a mission in Viet Cong-controlled territory on March 13, 1969. Kerry won a Bronze Star for his actions that day.

But Thurlow's military records, portions of which were released yesterday to The Washington Post under the Freedom of Information Act, contain several references to "enemy small arms and automatic weapons fire" directed at "all units" of the five-boat flotilla. Thurlow won his own Bronze Star that day, and the citation praises him for providing assistance to a damaged Swift boat "despite enemy bullets flying about him."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5751284/

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Registered: 06-16-2004
Thu, 08-19-2004 - 10:15am
Clearly, it was all a smear. They keep thinking we're not smart and we're not going to check up on the information. Or they hope that more media will be given to the erroneous information (the smear) than to the correction. Which sadly is frequently the case. Like the story that the 9/11 terrorists came through Canada. The correction barely made it in the media.
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Registered: 06-17-2004
Thu, 08-19-2004 - 12:23pm
I think their ploy is going to backfire. A lot of people are disgusted that politicians would use Kerry's service in Viet Nam against him. My husband was in the army and is a Republican through and through. He had second thoughts about the war but the thing that made him decide to vote D this election is the distortion and smear of Kerry's 30 year old service record, and the questioning of medals he received for being wounded in Viet Nam. It's inexcusable.
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Registered: 11-05-2003
Thu, 08-19-2004 - 1:01pm

I agree.

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Registered: 04-22-2003
Thu, 08-19-2004 - 4:19pm
I hope those who have been vehementaly supporting the Veterans against kerry ads finally realize the truth.
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Registered: 03-18-2000
Thu, 08-19-2004 - 6:36pm

"I think their ploy is going to backfire."


ITA.


There's method to their madness, I'm sure.

 


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