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Ex-POWs slam Kerry's war-protest activities

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Posted by Steve 2004-08-04 3:48:20 PM|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Take a look at this web page from the Swift Boat Vet's website :

Group Photo

Of course, Hannity has been playing the new ad by these guys, and, OUCH,....

"While in Cam Rahn Bay, he trained on several 24-hour indoctrination missions, and one special skimmer operation with my most senior and trusted Lieutenant. The briefing from some members of that crew the morning after revealed that they had not received any enemy fire, and yet Lt.(jg) Kerry informed me of a wound -- he showed me a scratch on his arm and a piece of shrapnel in his hand that appeared to be from one of our own M-79s. It was later reported to me that Lt.(jg) Kerry had fired an M-79, and it had exploded off the adjacent shoreline. I do not recall being advised of any medical treatment, and probably said something like 'Forget it.' He later received a Purple Heart for that scratch, and I have no information as to how or whom.
Lt.(jg) Kerry was allowed to return to the good old USA after 4 months and a few days in-country, and then he proceeded to betray his former shipmates, calling them criminals who were committing atrocities. Today we are here to tell you that just the opposite is true. Our rules of engagement were quite strict, and the officers and men of Swift often did not even return fire when they were under fire if there was a possibility that innocent people -- fishermen, in a lot of cases -- might be hurt or injured. The rules and the good intentions of the men increased the possibility that we might take friendly casualties."

-- Commander Grant Hibbard, USN (retired)

Posted by BigEd 2004-08-04 4:15:58 PM|| 2004-08-04 4:15:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 These are the brave ones, along with the ones presently in theater in Afganistan and Iraq. Shame on Kerry for drawing everyone's attention to him, for his own self aggrandizement.

Posted by Capt America 2004-08-04 4:21:31 PM|| [http://captamerica.blogspot.com/] 2004-08-04 4:21:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 So many faces for one lifetime...

This is Skeery a few months later...

Posted by .com 2004-08-04 4:26:57 PM|| 2004-08-04 4:26:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 This Link from the Swift Boat Vets websight is pretty telling of what sort of reputation Kerry had with those he served with and under. Check out the list of signatures.

Whats sad is that Kerry has been lying for so long that more than likely he has passed the stage of believing his own lies.

Posted by jojo the idiot circus boy 2004-08-04 5:20:02 PM|| 2004-08-04 5:20:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 .com. The pic's a phony.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/kerry2.asp

But he's still an asshole.

Posted by tu3031 2004-08-04 7:26:01 PM|| 2004-08-04 7:26:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 jojo, I hear he often watches the movies he made during his time there -- some of which were re-enactments (like his silver-star actions).

Kind of like the atypical middle-age man who keeps watching the 'Big Game' where he caught the winning pass way back in high school.......

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-08-04 7:33:42 PM|| 2004-08-04 7:33:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Which counts more?

4 weeks of "push to the middle" campaigning?

4 months combat service?

4+ years betraying those with whom he served by lying and denegrating them and their sservice?

4 terms in the Senate of doing NOTHING (never sponsored ANY meaningful bills) other than his 340+ votges for tax increases, votes agains the 1st Gulf War, and the "voted for before voted against" on this Iraq War, voting against 27 major systems that are now in use saving lives, and a vote to cut 45 billion in intelligence and defense spending right after the first World Trade center bombing in 93, etc, while racking up the rating as the Most Liberal Senator (beating out Kennedy!).

Pretty transparent to anyone that bothers to look.

Posted by Oldspook 2004-08-04 10:29:54 PM|| 2004-08-04 10:29:54 PM|| Front Page Top

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