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Kerry was the PIO on GRIDLEY. It is always a job given to boot Ensigns.

After I left the ship in May 68, GRIDLEY went from Subic to take part in the Coral Sea Festival, as we had the year before. ...

If anyone is reading the Newsweek series, you can see that while the article is critical of the Democrats and Kerry during the campaign, they rea still repeating the line about the "discredited Swift ...

The week before the election, I was going through TOUR OF DUTY in preparation for a radio interview. (I was on GRIDLEY with Kerry) As I was reading the chapter on GRIDLEY, it hit me again how poorly ...

Hey pw would there be a list of the personal assigned to the shore party?

No, it was the CO and most of the Operations Officers and Chiefs. I was the low man on the totem pool. Kerry was defini ...

I was aboard the USS Gridley in 1967-68 period when John Kerry was a boot Ensign. I just watched a portion of the Frontline covering that period and had to turn it off. They talked again about his v ...

I have spoke to a Rear Admiral and a couple of four stripers and they agreed with my assessment that almost all Ensigns are goofy. Kerry tries to make himself out as Master and Commander of the South ...

I am the "Carter" mentioned in the article. If you want my opinions on the GRIDLEY material in TOUR OF DUTY, you can go to www.ussgridley.com and link over to the Kerry Page. I spoke to the reporter ...

Am I the only one who noticed that Dan Rather is hoarse tonight? Think it is from screaming at people all day or a nervous reaction to his dead reputation??

Teams are fine but don't invade the Historical Center with the Russian Army. FInd out how many people they will accept and go in and copy whatever you can and then distribute it to a team to read eve ...

Perhaps those of us who will be there Sunday could meet to talk a little about this. I am particularly interested to know if any Gridley materials were included. The Gridley Command History for 1968 ...

This is a very small area, perhaps two cubbies, maybe three. You will have to lock up everything you have including your coat and any pens. Pencils are okay.

Bring a staple puller. The docs wil ...

I checked with a contact there and here is his reply:

Mr. Carter:

Yes, all the items listed are available for examination in our Operational Archives Branch. For more information on how to ...

I just queried the PAO of the Historical Center to find out if it is true.

I went there to scan the documents on GRIDLEY last April. You are better off taking a scanner and doing it yourself. Then it costs nothing and you can make pdfs of everything.

A kerry spokesperson is claiming he is Mike Russell a spokesmen for Swift Boat Veterans. Anybody know him?

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