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[WAZ]

I read your book and enjoyed it very much. I have also spread the word and let others read it who would have never picked it up and I feel it helped them see the light as well.

I found a story that talked about one swiftee that is upset for having his name used but can't even find his name on the letter you sent to Kerry. Is this just more stuff that gets made up or is there any truth to it.

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/09/01/build/state/25-swift-boat.inc

Thx.. Keep up the good work

[Navy_Navy_Navy]

In response to the initial email campaign (among the founders and forwarded to all known Swifts' email addresses) that included a draft of the letter to John Kerry, both of these men had replied to RADM Hoffman in the affirmative as to whether or not they wanted to be included in the letter than was sent to Kerry.

This article came out in the Billings Gazette and Swifts wrote a Letter to the Editor in rebuttal which told of the emails. The Gazette refused to print it.

Meanwhile, RADM Hoffman replied to both of these mens' emails to try to clarify their intent.

A statement was issued a few days later that said that the names were being removed because of the complaints voiced in the Gazette. This led me to believe that these men never even answered the Admiral's emails.

We don't know why anyone would sign on to something like this and then make a public complaint that they hadn't signed up, so we can't speculate as to motive.

But it was a sad few days for all of us when that story came out, probably much more so for the Swift guys.

Kerry spitting on them, again.... by proxies.
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[WAZ]

Thank you for your time to respond. Much appreciated.