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There is also Lambert's account which was published after the Washington Post article. Lambert was on his second tour on swift boats and said he trained officers - so he seems a reliable source. I'v ...

Kerry must have signed a form 180 to have his full record released to his campaign. He did that in January and the campaign said they received over 100 pages in March, as I recall. Only the Boston G ...

IIRC (I don't have the book), the Swift Vet version (i.e., the truth) is that this is not what this meeting was about at all - it was announcing the new duties of the Swift boats. There was no moral ...

There is a some more information from a Boston Globe article written June 16 that might help somebody recall this meeting, if it occurred. Quoting from the Globe:

... Kerry said he was appalled t ...

I thought Kerry was told of the 3 purple heart rule by some of his fellow officiers and advised to take it.

Below is my transcript with Jim Rassmann and John Kerry's comments on the mine blast and subsequent recovery of Jim. Kerry said Jim was gone for quite a while, so it appears the boats had left togeth ...

Jim Rassmann must have filed some kind of a report because he said he recommended Kerry for a Silver Star.

From the web page J. F. Kelly, Jr., Kerry's XCO on the Gridley:
"I read about his[Kerry's] anti-war antics including his appearance with Hanoi Jane Fonda and the famous episode of throwing medals ont ...

Voters are concerned what kind of character Kerry shows in responding to the charges about his Navy record.

Let's see what happened. Kerry blamed Bush repeatedly and refused to give the Washingto ...

To me Eliott's evaluation is quite clear. There were 5 boats involved and at least 4 officiers there to explain to Eliott what happened. Kerry wasn't even in a position to witness everything that ha ...

2nd row left: Could be the Armed Forces Expeditionary ribbon. "Those who qualify for award of more than one Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal are awarded a bronze service star for each successive qu ...

Republic of Vietnam Service Medal (2 stars): Kerry first served aboard a ship off Vietnam as a communications officier - that might possibly account for the 2 stars.

3rd row left could be the Navy Unit Commendation, as seen on this page:
http://www.riverinesailor.com/awards.htm

Kerry's DD-215 lists that ribbon.

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>> The sad part is that large portion of Americans still think of the Viet Nam veteran's as a malcontents, social reprobates.

Most Americans, especially over 50, now have enormous respect for ...