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Forum Discussions related to Kerry’s service

Our forum members have been ferreting out the facts on John Kerry’s service since the very earliest days of the forum, and have had some interesting discussions & insights.

This Reference thread represents a compilation of threads from our various forums that relate to his service, collated for ease of reference as:
click the links, or just scroll on down...

Pre-Vietnam

Dec 2, 1968 ......PH#1

Dec 24, 1968.....Christmas in Cambodia

Jan 20, 1969.....Sampan Incident

Feb 20, 1969.....PH#2

Feb 28, 1969.....Silver Star

Mar 13, 1969.... PH#3, Bronze Star

Medical

Reserves & Discharge

General These may cover more than one topic, or general discussion of Kerry's service

Medals & Citations

Other Resources includes links to Kerry's service records

The 180 released to news media

P.S. Post - 2004 Election...Discussions that refer to or include commentary on Kerry’s service

Some of these threads have more information, or analysis than others.
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kate · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:34 am Post subject:

kate · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:37 am Post subject:

Dec 2, 1968
Purple Heart #1
Boston Whaler Incident

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=18018#18018
Louis Letson called a Liar

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=12453#12453
More on Kerry's Purple Heart(PH#1)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=12583#12583
Former Kerry Commander Disputes Purple Heart

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=15694#15694
Paging Dr. Letson

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=18018#18018
Louis Letson called a Liar (PH#1)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=25337#25337
9 days after Purple Heart, Kerry wrote "not shot at yet

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=26409#26409
Kerry's war diary CONTRADICTS his Purple Heart ( PH#1)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=30748#30748
Self-Inflicted wounds and the M-79 (PH#1)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=35128#35128
Lag time: 1st PH action vs. First PH award

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=35169#35169
Keery Campaign Confirms 1st PH, self inflicted!

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=36904#36904
Has Kerry Backed Off Of First Purple Heart Claim? (Article)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=38604#38604
THE WASHINGTON TIMES: Diary refutes Kerry claim 8/25/04 (PH#1)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=38868#38868
KERRY CAMPAIGN BACKTRACKS ON FIRST PURPLE HEART AWARD

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=42685#42685
Am I Missing Something on the First Purple Heart ?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=43593#43593
Admiral comes forward to dispute Kerry medal
(Rear Adm. William L. Schachte Jr….PH#1)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=44464#44464
Transcript: Lisa Myers Interview w/Adm. William Schachte

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=44532#44532
Concerning Purple Heart #1 Kerry Defender

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=44962#44962
Zaladonis Transcript: " Schachte wasn't in the boat

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=44968#44968
Navy Documents for 1st Purple Heart prove Kerry is a fraud

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=59029#59029
1993--Senate Record Says-- SCHACHTE served Jan to Dec 1968

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=74457#74457
**Kerry’s First Purple Heart (BC)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=137544#137544
Interesting read regarding jfk PH (PH#1)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=149449#149449
Prosecuting a Real Purple Heart
(Peck...Kerry at first tried to use Nov 25,1968 for PH#1)

>>From the :: Veterans & Active Duty Military Forum
http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=42870#42870
Kerry and M-79
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kate · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:39 am Post subject:

Dec 24, 1968
Christmas in Cambodia

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=14493#14493
Kerry's Vietnam Journal (red tracers)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=16869#16869
Christmas in Cambodia by the Frenchurian Candidate

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=17929#17929
Kerry was in Camboda before he wasn't

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=18300#18300
Christmas in Cambodia by the Frenchurian -A Summary

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=18554#18554
Gardner served in Kerry's boat and doubts Cambodia claim

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=18968#18968
Christmas In Cambodia On Kerry's Official Website

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=19580#19580
Kerry's Latest Flip-Flop, Cambodia -- Did He Lie to the U.S. (Senate)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=19729#19729
KERRY:In cambodia, oops I was not, now I was THREE times!!

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=20115#20115
Red tracers? (Christmas/ Cambodia)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=20777#20777
From Drudge, Kerry changes Cambodia Christmas to January

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=21018#21018
What was the normal mode of navigation on a SWIFT Boat? ( Cambodia)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=21379#21379
Kerry Fights Khmer Rouge in 1969? Odd, They Formed in 1972!

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=21782#21782
Need some info from Swift Vets on accuracy of new claim (Cambodia)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=22816&#22816
Kerry Made False Cambodia Claim 50 Times

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=23801#23801
More Proof Kerry is lying about Cambodia

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=23618#23618
SEALS? (Cambodia)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=23651#23651
55 miles to Cambodia, but how far timewise?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=24146#24146
Another version of the Cambodia tale...Deliver weapons

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=24529#24529
The Cambodian Candidate

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=25254#25254
New Globe article--Kerry in Cambodia....Again!

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=25626#25626
Cambodia Mission Top Secret

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=25668#25668
Kerry's 'Christmas in Cambodia' Claims Under Scrutiny

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=27326#27326
NAVY S.E.A.L.s "SMACK" KERRY (Cambodia)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=27789#27789
article by Doug Regelin, Swift 1969, kerry not in cambodia

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=34469#34469
Cambodia 1968- or not?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=34645#34645
Hurley admits no evidence for Cambodia

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=35241#35241
Has anyone heard the crew say they will testify to this?
(Hurley on Cambodia)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=36794#36794
Kerry's Cambodia Whopper (Wash Post article)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=40644#40644
When did Kerry First mention Cambodia?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=45978#45978
So Brinkley now says....
..they weren't in Cambodia.

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=69781#69781
"Drunken Allies" - the Christmas in Cambodia story

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=143996#143996
Thomas Lipscomb: "Drowning in Cambodia"

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=152627#152627
Another Kerry Cambodia story surfaces

>>From the :: Veterans & Active Duty Military Forum
http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=21101#21101
CAMBODIA: "It was January - Not Christmas"
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kate · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:41 am Post subject:

Jan 20, 1969
Sampan Incident

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=16371#16371
Steven Gardner's (John Kerry's PCF-44 Gunner) Testimony

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=29328#29328
scarborough NOW on the story.. (Steve Garnder's 1/20/69 document)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=31850#31850
anybody know about Steve Garnder's 1/20/69 document?(sampan)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=38991#38991
The Sampan Incident - Patrick J. Buchanan

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=40441#40441
John Kerry's VietNam Stories [Part 2]

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=80867#80867
Sampan Incident Clarification

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=124964#124964
Interview with Swift Boat Vet Steve Gardner
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kate · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:42 am Post subject:

Feb 20, 1969
Purple Heart #2

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=17167#17167
The PH that "cost me 2 days duty"

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=48632#48632
Question of amount of ammo carried on the Swift boats ( re Feb20)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=52577#52577
2nd Purple Heart, It's Self-Inflicted?
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kate · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:45 am Post subject:

kate · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:47 am Post subject:

kate · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:54 am Post subject:

Medical

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=23013#23013
Medical Record from Kerry's site -- his personal physician

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=26842#26842
Kerry says he has shrapnel in his leg from Vietnam

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=34826#34826
Shrapnel in thigh

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=89034#89034
Size of a bullet....say what? (medical record)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=105836#105836
John Kerry's Parasomnia--Sleepless in Cam Ranh Bay

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=104857#104857
Kerry Sleepwalking?

>>From the :: Veterans & Active Duty Military Forum

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=41012#41012
Sleepwalking?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=89083#89083
Can the NY Times be trusted with this shrapnel story?
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kate · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:55 am Post subject:

kate · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:00 am Post subject:

General
These may cover more than one topic, or general discussion of Kerry's service

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=70#70
When did the swift boat mission change?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=333#333
Kerry served two tours in Vietnam?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1198#1198
Kerry's Vietnam Units

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1325#1325
Kerry and Coastal 11

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1406#1406
How many days in hospital for three(3) Purple hearts?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=3575#3575
Kerry's Fitness Reports

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=4590#4590
Kerry and PCF-44

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=7597#7597
Admiral Zumwalt on Lt(jg) Kerry...

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=10689#10689
Callsign: Boston Strangler
(see RBS's desc of "Free fire zones" )

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=13229#13229
Kerry Is No War Hero, Say Vietnam Comrades

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=16213#16213
Proof Kerry and His Supporting Crew are Making it Up

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=16371#16371
Steven Gardner's (John Kerry's PCF-44 Gunner) Testimony

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=17576#17576
Another Swift Boat Sailor heard from: Bob Hornberger

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=17577#17577
Kerry - Transfer from Cosdiv 13 to Cosdiv 11

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=18509#18509
PCF's operating in canals?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=18531#18531
"You were not on the same boat??"(RBS)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=19966#19966
Here's what I have so far (Kerry's service on the Swift boats)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=20645#20645
Kerry's Records (timeline)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=20711#20711
Question that has bothering me...Take II (AAR /medals)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=21564#21564
Question re. George Elliot's Defense of Kerry in '96 Sen.

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=21820#21820
Kerry's dog "VC" Confirms closeness of boats

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=22093#22093
John Kerry's Vietnam Service Timeline

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=24017#24017
Why would Kerry lie?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=24328#24328
Were the gun turrets armored ?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=26078#26078
I found a kerry lie (request to get out of Vietnam)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=27205#27205
**** Exactly what Kerry records are missing?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=27633#27633
Sandusky actually OUTED a Kerry LIE today

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=30830#30830
Only 4 months?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=30823#30823
Navy-commands (how does an electrical officer from a DDG get a PCF command)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=30953#30953
ALL HANDS GENERAL QUARTERS!! Wash Post has "investing….

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=32912#32912
Timeline problem-Mar. 13 incident and Christmas in Cambodia

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=35570#35570
By his own words, Kerry wrote the After Action Reports

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=36067#36067
How Far Will Kerry's Band of Brothers Go With Him?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=36395#36395
The Two Vets in the Picture who Now Support Kerry

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=37792#37792
PCF-94 Kerry replacement and crew

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=37822#37822
Two Tours Kerry

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=38328#38328
Now I get it ( Kerry BoB)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=38429#38429
Smoking Gun? (Not Quite But Close)
(command history chronology)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=38486#38486
A dog Named VC... Is this story true?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=38501#38501
How did Swift Boats communicate with each other?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=39645#39645
JOHN KERRY'S VIETNAM STORIES

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=40751f#40751
Intelligence question -- slightly off-topic (clandestine ops)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=40827#40827
CNO Zumwalt and Kerry

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=41131#41131
Kerry Admits to Writing Reports ( in 1971 testimony)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=41976#41976
Bay Hap River(Chart)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=41505#41505
Kerry, in 1971, Admitted Writing Combat Reports (article)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=44129#44129
Is there a chart showing who served under Kerry and when?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=44677#44677
Brinkley not holding up release of Kerry journals

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=45776#45776
An Excellent Kerry Timeline

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=46326#46326
Why would Kerry be lying in a ditch in a battle?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=46481#46481
Kerry biographer, Douglas Brinkley (no exclusivity agreement)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=46882#46882
How were troops disembarked from Swift Boats?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=47605#47605
For Research: Detailed Kerry Timeline

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=48434#48434
Cambodia, NOT burning down villages,the Kerry's turning point

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=48501#48501
Thomas Lipscomb is the Leading reporter. Help him w/ Facts
(Lipscomb article on records/citations)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=49289#49289
Why is there handwriting on the Spot Report?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=53632#53632
List of Swift Boat eyewitnesses?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=54922#54922
1970: Kerry SAYS he was ordered to destroy Viet Cong village

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=54957#54957
Thurlow to BCNR? (records/citations)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=59498#59498
Kerry Biographer Urges Release of ALL Kerry Military Records (Brinkley)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=55482#55482
Kerry has pictures of Burning Village...shown on Cavett 1970

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=55779#55779
He STILL says he served "two tours"!

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=59300#59300
Kerry's Most Ridiculous Vietnam Stories ( Michael Kranish, Globestory)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=59498#59498
Kerry Biographer Urges Release of ALL Kerry Military Records

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=59725#59725
Band Of Bros (crewmen)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=60363#60363
A new Kerry Combat incident? (RF/PF troops refused to fight)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=67732#67732
Sandusky spent 4 mos on Kerry's boat?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=69517#69517
Question for Swift Vets
(What did you do if your boat did not go out on a mission?)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=70569#70569
Were shore raids SOP for Swiftboats?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=71953#71953
Kerry Service Timeline

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=72982#72982
What was the job of a swift boat?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=77619#77619
New Navy Docs Site

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=80519#80519
Steve Nash, the phony Seal hunter, on John Kerry's military

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=86618#86618
Did Kerry lose any men in Vietnam?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=86879#86879
Maybe this is how Kerry got his Medals!! (reissued)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=89625#89625
John Leo: "Self Inflicted Wounds"

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=99427#99427
Kerry stripped of security clearance?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=101128#101128
How was Kerry credited with killing 20 enemy fighters?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=104875#104875
Records indicate Kerry did his duty

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=106102#106102
JFK 2 Tours of Duty in Vietnam?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=114090#114090
An Interesting Statement from the 1971 Dick Cavett Show
(re decision to leave Vietnam)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=122381#122381
Kerry Military Records ( file links)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=137601#137601
UNO Acquires John Kerry's Vietnam Journals

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=152023#152023
Detailed Grid Map of Kerry's AO in the Delta

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( Givens / Short / Alston )

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=16213#16213
Proof Kerry and His Supporting Crew are Making it Up
(Short/Alston)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=21776#21776
Link to Kerry/Alston

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=23703#23703
Bandit's Rebuttal to Byron York's NRO Article (Alston)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=23813#23813
Swiftboat Assignments(Givens /Short)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=28761#28761
John Kerry's Magical Mystery Tour (Alston)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=40394#40394
I'll put up an image of me on a boat in Vietnam." (+Alston)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=111154#111154
Fred's Short Timeline (Feb28)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=111993#111993
Some Amazing Fred Short Comments(silver)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=116156#116156
Bandit has new results on Alston Timeline

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=141980#141980
A Reverand Lies to America at Convention--Gets Away With It? (Alston/Short)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=144094#144094
Original of Fred Short March 17, 2002 email

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Discussion in these 2 threads inre a reporter's query to Kerry in a 1971 interview
"Was there ever any question about you being dishonorably discharged?"

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5580
1971 Kerry Video: Calls Vets Monsters & Threw ALL Metals
( pg 2 re dishonorable discharge question)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=15195
are people familiar with kerry nov 71 interview re:discharge

>>From the :: Veterans & Active Duty Military Forum

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=2661#2661
View from an Army Boat

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1874#1874
COASTAL DIVISION THIRTEEN SWIFTGRAM( note # PHs)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=2103#2103
Military Records Content?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=2730#2730
swift boat duty

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=4373#4373
Thomas Wright Speaks Out ( Kerry was told to leave after PH#3)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=6338#6338
KERRY BREAKING THE RULES ( leaving the boat)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=12278#12278
here's some new information for ya'll to read
(John F Kerry the complete biography)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11322#11322
What Kerry told the Washington Star in 1971

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=11114#11114
More Evidence Why Kerry is Unfit ( beach the boat)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=14536#14536
I have a question about the crews under John Kerry's command

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=14833#14833
Kerry said it took him 2 weeks to decide to leave LMFAO

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=14213#14213
Who is Reverend David Alston

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=15188#15188
Kerry was asked to leave Vietnam? ( Lt Wright story)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=14266#14266
Kerry's War Scenes Reenactmet to be shown at convention?
( home movies- reenacting combat scenes )

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=16488#16488
Swift Boat questions

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=14536#14536
I have a question about the crews under John Kerry's command
( & more on the home movies)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=22219#22219
What was the maximum range of a Swift boat?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=22410#22410
Kerry did TWO tours in Vietnam? When was the second one?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=25313#25313
Kerry served TWO tours of duty on Swift boats

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=28692#28692
INCOMING! Judicial Watch takes on John Kerry

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=38015#38015
Today Kerry insists He Had Served TWO Tours

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=47146#47146
How many servicemen showed up in Vietnam with movie cameras?
(Kerry Admits to Boston Globe that he Reenacted Combat Scenes)

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=50330#50330
About Swift boats.....

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=57667#57667
2 Tours of Duty???

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=69371#69371
David Alston Service With Kerry?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=78646#78646
AuthentiSeal wants Kerry's Military Records investigated

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=75750#75750
THE MYSTERIES OF JOHN KERRY'S WAR RECORD

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=69582#69582
How did Senator Kerry get a top secret clearance?

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=87066#87066
Did Kerry Lie About Having Men Killed in Combat?
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kate · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:10 am Post subject:

kate · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:12 am Post subject:

Other Resources

Forum threads

**** Swifts' ~ Transcripts from TV, radio & audio
In their own words....Interviews with SVPT
http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=16091#16091

**** Consolidation Thread - Best Links Here
http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=14844#14844

Epilogue to Unfit For Command released
…updated discussion of Kerry’s service & medals ( links for reading/download)
http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=107799#107799

From the main pages @
http://www.swiftvets.com/index.php

John Kerry in Vietnam
http://horse.he.net/~swiftpow/index.php?topic=KerryinVietnam

John Kerry's First Purple Heart
http://www.swiftvets.com/staticpages/index.php?page=Purple1

John Kerry's Christmas in Cambodia
http://www.swiftvets.com/staticpages/index.php?page=Christmas

Analysis of John Kerry's Fitness Reports
http://www.swiftvets.com/staticpages/index.php?page=Fitreps

Kerry's Service Records
No longer on his website > other sources

Swiftboat archives
http://www.swiftboatarchives.com
Documents > Kerry Service Topics > John Kerry Military Records
.....or direct link to records
http://www.swiftboatarchives.com/docfile/JohnKerryMilitaryRecords.pdf
(SBD has collated multiple records into one large pdf)

Judicial Watch, from FOIA request
http://www.judicialwatch.org/archive/2004/navykerryresponse.pdf
Has some additional records

Find Law
http://news.findlaw.com/legalnews/lit/election2004/docs.html
There are still some records left up on this site

Sportsman for Kerry (not)
Navy Documents
http://www.sportsmenforkerry.com/vietnam.htm
http://www.sportsmenforkerry.com/vietnam_downloads.htm

Swiftboat Archives
SBD has created an easy-reading format for this reference thread at the Swiftboatarchives site.
Go to http://www.swiftboatarchives.com

Click on the Kates Reference Guide button on the top.
The list of links will open on the left side, click a link, and the forum page will open on the right side.

thanks SBD!
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kate · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:03 am Post subject:

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Beatrice1000 · Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 10:26 pm Post subject:

Thank you Kate, this is a great resource! It has been so difficult to hunt this information down, and we have so needed this Index and the related threads all sorted and pulled together. This is going to help a lot. Again, beautiful job! Very Happy

-B.