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[The bandit]

"We beached the boat on a B-40 [rocket] position. I could not bring my 50's to engage him because of the bar on the front of the gun tub that 10 feet from the bow. He turned and ran and the peak tank gunner laced his legs with the M-60. The VC broke left behind a hooch and I was able to lay some rounds in to keep his head down. Mr. Kerry jumped off the boat with his M-16 and the peak tank gunner went to provide cover. Mr. Kerry dispatched him and retrieved the B-40. Now the VC did not point the B-40 at us. I was in the best position to view. He stood up, shocked and booked it. Never even thought of shouldering the weapon. Di Di Mau [Vietnamese for "Get the @#&* out of here"] comes to mind. I am sure it [the B-40] might have been on his shoulder when he had been in the spider hole and he may have even been the gunner that laid one rocket close aboard the 94. How he ran with some several M-16 rounds in the back of his legs had to be pure adrenaline. His legs looked like hamburger. To this day, I can see this incident and his face. He only had on a black loin cloth."

So Fred says the guy never pointed a B-40 at Kerry's boat and that his legs were reduced to "hamburger" before Kerry caught up with him. Real Silver Star material this is

Not sure what to make of this other comment I found:

"By the way the NVA flag he has in his office [Kerry] (or so they say) belonged to me and he took it. And no I am still not over that." - Fred Short in SwiftBoats.org
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[stylin19]

Interesting....didn't Doug Reese say he didn't see any mutliating wounds on the guy ?
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U.S.M.C. - 1969-1971
RVN- 1970-1971

[hanna]

Interesting........the Vietnamese that ABC interviewed said he wore black pajamas.

[stylin19]

bandit

more interesting...
doug reese posted later today (in the swift & pow forum) that he DID notice leg wounds....
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U.S.M.C. - 1969-1971
RVN- 1970-1971

[Stevie]

who is Fred Short? I recognize the name but can't remember from where?

is he a swiftie? no can't be POW.... darn, so many names and things

to remember..... I tried to remember where the 2nd PH came into play

yesterday and still can't remember.... lordy, I havent' worked my brain

this much in almost 4 yrs! I have trouble remembering when to take my

pills, if I did take them and what day it is....

gotta find my info on that ph #2....

well, let's see Fred, he was there.... doesn't sound like he's on kerry's

side..... ok, must be one of us....
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Stevie
Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage
morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should
be arrested, exiled or hanged.

[ord33]

stevie,
Amazingly enough, Fred Short supports Kerry and is one of his "band of brothers"...I am not aware of Mr. Short doing any interviews lately, most seem to be from Del Sandusky.