SwiftVets.com

[sparky]

In keeping with the mission of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, I recommend that we write letters to the editor of our local newspapers. I, too, believe "it is incumbent on ALL presidential candidates to be totally honest and forthcoming regarding personal background and policy information that would help the voting public make an informed decision when choosing the next president of the United States."

In composing our letters, we need to be clear about which portions of Kerry's records haven't been released. Does anyone have the details?

[aculbertson]

Sparky,

You can find the available information on Sen. Kerry's website.
URL: http://www.johnkerry.com/communities/veterans/service.html


I am not certain what is missing. I am sure though that we will soon have members posting what is missing.

Andrew

[Manc]

Records are so last season release CDs or MP3s

[Ex-Military Capitalist]

boo-boo on his arm, which gave him a purple heart.

4 months service there.

Coward.
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John Kerry got a bandaid for his boo-boo, and put himself in for a Purple Heart.

[sparky]

aculbertson, I can't tell what's missing from kerry's records from that link. The liberal media is saying he released everything so before I write my letter to the editor, I need to know what's missing.

Any presidential nominee who won't release all such records should be horsewhipped with a live horse.

Does anyone here know what Kerry is missing?

[Navy_Navy_Navy]

[sparky]

"The medical reports and activity reports which led to his receiving three PH's, counseling chits, release from reserve duty requirements - there's a lot more missing than is actually there. "

His release from duty papers are on his website here:

http://www.johnkerry.com/about/Release_From_Active_Duty.pdf

It looks like he didn't have any counseling chits although his medical records are not publicly available. He allowed reporters to examine them but hasn't released them to the general public. Everyone who has viewed the material came away satisfied. In fact, Kerry still has schrapnel in his thigh.

[Me#1You#10]

[sparky]

"In fact? And that's based upon what? "

Over 400 news accounts saying yes and none saying "no." I find it too incredible to think that it's all a liberal media conspiracy. I also don't know that Kerry hasn't before mentioned this, although saying you've got shrapnel in your butt isn't something most people boast about.

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=UTF-8&q=kerry+shrapnel+thigh

Journalists who saw his medical records report that examiners determined that removing the shrapnel would require a large incision and that it was safer and preferable to leave it in.

[Navy_Navy_Navy]

His release from active duty is on his web site.

Was he released from the Reserve component to which he agreed when he accepted his commission?

There were some activity reports posted to his web site which turned out to be those of one of the other Swifts commanders, though, so you really can't trust what's on Kerry's site.

John Kerry said three months ago that he was going to make his service jacket available. He said on Meet The Press a couple of weeks ago that everything was already released, it was all up on his web site.

Turns out that those things were added three days after the Meet The Press interview. And it wasn't his entire service record.

When George Bush said he would release his service record, the media began hounding him about it the very next day. "When would it be available? How much was going to be released? How much longer do we have to wait?"

He finally received and released his complete records.

So, why hasn't John Kerry done the same thing?

He said he would. He's said twice now that he's going to. So, where are they?

Furthermore, where is the media hue and cry that they aren't already available?
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~ Echo Juliet ~
Altering course to starboard - On Fire, Keep Clear
Navy woman, Navy wife, Navy mother

[sparky]

Bush's spokesman, Scott McClellan, acknowledged that the records that have been released don't indicate that Bush showed up for Guard duty in Alabama. The only thing indicating that he was even in Alabama are dental records. But the pay stubs haven't been released nor has mandatory written report about Bush's grounding, nor is any other disciplinary evidence. A document showing a "roll-up," or the accumulation of his total retirement points, is also absent, and so are his actual pay stubs... pay stubs and any IRS W-2 forms from his Guard years.

These can be pieced together to determine when he was paid and whether he earned enough to have met his sworn obligations.

[Me#1You#10]

[sparky]

[Navy_Navy_Navy]

What the heck would a bunch of reporters know about Kerry's records that he didn't point out to them or want them to know?

Unless you were a Personnelman or someone very familiar with the Navy forms and codes of the day, you woudn't even know what you're looking at.
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~ Echo Juliet ~
Altering course to starboard - On Fire, Keep Clear
Navy woman, Navy wife, Navy mother

[sparky]

The issue that led to this was whether he deserved the purple hearts. It's unfortunate that reporters had to dig through his medical records but they did determine that he had legitimate injuries (the Kennedys notwithstanding).

I doubt those forms required that much training to understand.