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lunr99

I am so happy, maybe this will finally shut up the locals that I've been fighting with on the message boards here in Northeast Wisconsin. Butch also has his own business - He's a tax accountant! A lot of people, business and locals get their taxes done at his place.

Oconto Falls vet disputes John Kerry's medals

(8/27/04) An Oconto Falls man says he was there when John Kerry earned his Purple Heart and his Bronze Star in Vietnam. And, Butch Vorphal has a very different account of what happened that day. Kerry says he earned bothmedals for pulling a fellow soldier out of a river while under heavy enemy fire. Vorphal was on board Swift Boat Number Three, which was hit by mines that day. While the blast knocked him out for a short time, Vorphal told W-T-A-Q's Bill LuMaye the only gunfire he remembers was cover fire from the Swift Boats themselves. Vorphal says they lay down cover fire because they assume there's going to be enemy gunfire. He says when they stopped fireing, there was no other gunfire. Vorphal says none of his shipmates remember seeing bullet holes from enemy fire in the Swift Boats. Vorphal says he doesn't remember anyone else being injured enough to get a purple heart.

http://www.wtaq.com/shared/News2004/NewsReadStory.asp?ID=34712&CAT=4 Very Happy

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jataylor11 · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:32 pm Post subject:

Are the swiftees getting in touch with this guy. Where was he before?

Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

Butch has posted here and I assume he made himself known to the organization.
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Tad Belknap · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:38 pm Post subject:

My first thought is that maybe this guy is a phony plant that when discovered after much hoopla will be used as an example to discredit ligitimate claims against Kerry.....
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low26 · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:41 pm Post subject:

Is there any records to verify he was on #3 boat?

lunr99 · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:48 pm Post subject:

I don't know, but I would think that there should be some record of his service. That's why I posted it here. Just like Navy, Navy, Navy said, he's posted here before, but????? Is there any way to find out?

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azpatriot · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:50 pm Post subject:

Here I've found him on www.swiftboats.net
search for the name Leslie L. "Butch" Vorphal, RD3

ASPB · Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:51 pm Post subject:

Dick Pease who was the OinC of PCF-3 and a member of our group can and will confirm if this guy is real.
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kmf · Seaman Recruit Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 23

It is hard keep track of everything because there is so much stuff out there but I thougt that the LT was killed when the boat hit the mine.

I might be mistaken though.

Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

Leslie L. "Butch" Vorphal, RD3, is an SBVT signer.

http://swift1.he.net/~swiftvet/article.php?story=20040629220813790

Michael Wright · Seaman Recruit Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 18

He is listed as being on the 3 boat on the spot reports for 13-mar-69.

http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/SpotReports_March1969.pdf

sorry about the kerry link Sad

rb325th · Admiral Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 1334

Don't worry about the Kerry Link! Though someone should save that version of the spot report before Kerry figures he needs to do some editing and released too much information.
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rparrott21 · Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:14 am Post subject:

Great another fibbing swiftie.... Rolling Eyes

Dwight Callaway · Ensign Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 71 Location: Boise, ID.

lunr99 --Why don't you get in touch with this guy by phone. He's in the book, right? Ask him if he wants to do more talk radio and if he is in touch with "swift media central". His story is very important right now.

Number 1 -- This guy Butch has an important part of the picture right now. The Bronze star and 3rd Heart are up to get knocked over. And when they go, Kerry won't have much left. Is Butch going to be doing more media appearances? Maybe he should be in the next commercial sort of like Steve Gardner was featured in the last?

Dwight
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minnie presley · Commander Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Posts: 307

just watched colmes interview that whacko glenn from ohio, he thinks this is all lies and will go away, he went on with so much crap and lies, I nearly went through the Tv called him every name i coud think of my husband is ww11 vet and hails from ohio, he is just so angry, we are considering trying to contact the idiot, and enlighten him lousy senator, as for astrnout, I sure there were better guys than him that should have had a shot at it