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[rbshirley]

[rbshirley]

[volcano]

I find it totally amazing that everyone ignores Bush's actions during the Vietnam war and gets all uptight over someone who actually tried to do what he believed in. Get over it--it was what--35 years ago?

You might also consider you are being USED. I urge you to consider checking other sources, before believing the trash that flies over the net:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/kerry/service.asp

"Kerry was injured yet again on 13 March 1969, in an action for which he was awarded both a Bronze Star and his third Purple Heart. According to Kerry's Bronze Star citation (signed by Admiral Zumwalt himself) : Lieutenant (junior grade) Kerry was serving as an Officer-in-Charge of Inshore Patrol Craft 94, one of five boats conducting a Sealords operation in the Bay Hap River. While exiting the river, a mine detonated under another Inshore Patrol Craft and almost simultaneously, another mine detonated wounding Lieutenant (junior grade) Kerry in the right arm. In addition, all units began receiving small arms and automatic weapons fire from the river banks. When Lieutenant (junior grade) Kerry discovered he had a man overboard, he returned upriver to assist. The man in the water was receiving sniper fire from both banks. Lieutenant (junior grade) Kerry directed his gunners to provide suppressing fire, while from an exposed position on the bow, his arm bleeding and in pain and with disregard for his personal safety, he pulled the man aboard. Lieutenant (junior grade) Kerry then directed his boat to return to and assist the other damaged boat to safety. Lieutenant (junior grade) Kerry's calmness, professionalism and great personal courage under fire were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. "
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ANd then check the The Kerry for President site http://blog.johnkerry.com/dbunker/ which debunks much of these also~~
John Kerry Earned His Medals
UPDATED 4.21.04

RIGHTWING FICTION: John Kerry wasn't seriously wounded in Vietnam and didn't deserve his medals.

FACT: John Kerry volunteered for service and served honorably and courageously under fire. His fellow crewmates have attested to his leadership, skill, and bravery. On April 20th, the Kerry Campaign posted on its official website the military records that the U.S. Navy provided Kerry on his active military service from 1966-1970. According to the New York Times, "Several describe him as a gutsy commander undertaking a dangerous assignment in Vietnam and detail some of the actions that won three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star." "Throughout his four years of active duty, Kerry's superiors gave him glowing evaluations... narrative comments from his commanding officers said he was diplomatic, charismatic, decisive and well-liked by his men." "He was recommended for early promotion, and when he left the Navy in 1970 to run for Congress, his commanding officer said it was the Navy's loss." [NY Times, 4.21.04]

In an email to supporters, Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill said, "RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie and Bush Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman are running an ugly smear campaign on John Kerry's service in Vietnam. We've seen this before. In 2000 they ran a "whisper campaign" against John McCain, suggesting his time as a POW made him unfit for the Presidency. Then in this campaign, their surrogates have even questioned Max Cleland's war heroism -- a man who received a Silver Star and lost three limbs in the Vietnam War. The fact is they're terrified of running against John Kerry's war record. And so they're desperately doing everything they can to try to tear it down."

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ANd last but not least: You might also check out just WHO the Swift Boat Veteran for Peace are?

When the 'Swift Boat Veterans for Truth' launched its campaign against John Kerry, leadership and guidance were provided by Republican activists and presidential friends from Texas -- notably Houston attorney John E. O'Neill and corporate media consultant Merrie Spaeth. Indeed, although the group made its debut at a press conference in Washington, it looked and sounded like a Texas GOP operation. Hmmmm????

[b]edited by Moderator. Everybody can search for themselves the regulations for awarding of a Purple Heart. It just takes up space here.[/b]

[DougReese]

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[rbshirley]

[DougReese]

[hist/student]

Thanks

[DougReese]

[LewWaters]

Volcano, you urge us to "get over it," yet we aren't the ones making a big deal of it all, Kerry is. We know him as a protester who went before Congress and lied about our activities and service. We also know him as a person who was awarded medals under questionable circumstances. He claimed to have thrown them away in protest, yet has them hanging on his walls today.

He was speaking out against the war long before enlisting in the Navy and I can only surmise his "service" there was part of a political ambition he is quoted as speaking of back in 1966 while in college. Most true veterans would have been embarrassed to have accepted purple hearts for the "wounds" he "suffered."

He admits to meeting personally with the "enemy" while we were still fighting them and has personally admitted to war crimes back in 1971. Since then, after he was elected, his voting record shows (when he could be bothered to show up) he votes against the military and military matters almost all of the time. He is for increased taxes for others while taking advanatge of any tax shelter he can hide under.

And now, you come here telling us to "get over it?" You obviously haven't a clue what Vietnam was even about, beliving instead the garbage spoon fed you by the leftist elite.Instead of telling us to "get over it," why not listen to veterans and see why the vast majority of us do not support John "F"in Kerry and see him as the traitor and charlatan that he is.

[mark gray]

That leaves a bad taste in ones mouth just to say that.
FROM Volcano:
"Kerry was injured yet again on 13 March 1969, in an action for which he was awarded both a Bronze Star and his third Purple Heart. According to Kerry's Bronze Star citation (signed by Admiral Zumwalt himself) : Lieutenant (junior grade) Kerry was serving as an Officer-in-Charge of Inshore Patrol Craft 94, one of five boats conducting a Sealords operation in the Bay Hap River. While exiting the river, a mine detonated under another Inshore Patrol Craft and almost simultaneously, another mine detonated wounding Lieutenant (junior grade) Kerry in the right arm. "

Our hero john F'ing Kerry, the man was a ****-bird plain and simple, his own commanders were planning on just how to get rid of his ass, his three bandade purple hearts are documented on kerrys own site, the man is a fraud and should have been tried for sedition back in the the 70's.
All of a sudden John kerry is the second coming of Audie Murphy, this is an insult to Audie Murphy, to even try to equate kerry to Murphy is despicable. Of course jk is despicable.
He cant tell the truth he can never decide which side of it he is on. He cant remember the meeting with the VVAW that covered the assination of US Senators, but yet there are members today who swear that kerry was there.
He is also a Self-admitted war criminal, when is he going to be brought up on charges for war crimes ?

So Volcano take your hero and stick him where the sun dont shine.
Mark

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