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tonkingulfyachtclub68_69 · Seaman Recruit Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 38

Kerry : "war criminal" or "war hero"

Can't have it both ways.

John Kerry and War Crimes in Vietnam

He was in command of a Swift Boat
and ordered his men to do these things.
Listen to this 1971 audio clip in Kerry's own words.

LONG BEFORE THE '04 Election

Listen Here

http://www.streamload.com/jmstein77/Kerry2.mp3

John Kerry went before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in 1971
to accuse the United States military
of committing massive numbers of war crimes in Vietnam.

So my question is did Kerry lie about his "heroism" or the "atrocities" that he took part in?

Did he lie to his superiors in Dec 68 - March 69 to obtain his medals or did he lie in 1971?

And if he didn't lie then why didn't he report the crimes that he saw?

After all he was in command of a Swift Boat, not just a crew member following orders.

All John Kerry has to do is authorize the release of ALL of his military records.

OR admit that he lied in 1971.

Kerry made Vietnam the center of his campaign.
It's up to Kerry and Kerry only to set the record straight.
BEFORE NOV 2nd.

I spent 3yrs on a destroyer in the Navy from
'66-'69 as a Gunners Mate, GMG3. USS CORRY DD 817 '68-'69 Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club Member.
http://www.uss-corry.com/
Home port was Norfolk Virginia and sailed with her in the North Atlantic,
Caribbean,(dealt with Cuban gunboats off of Havana in Jan '6 Cool

thru the Panama Canal, across the Pacific to Viet Nam and back.

I was there the same time Kerry was. I was there Oct'68-Apr'69 on the destroyer USS Corry DD-817 which supplied PCF's and PBR's and provided gunfire and gunfire support in North AND South Viet Nam.

My ship may have even supplied Kerry's boat in the Mekong Delta

Although there are many similarities between naval gunfire support
and Operation Sea Dragon (which ended Nov '6 Cool

, they differ in two important areas:

naval gunfire support is normally fired at the request of troops ashore,
while Sea Dragon's mission is the interdiction of supplies and destruction
of military targets; and naval gunfire support is always conducted in South Vietnam, while Sea Dragon missions are fired only above the demilitarized zone.

29 US Navy ships received gunfire from Viet Cong shore batteries.
My ship DID not get hit by the VC.

In Feb '69 my ship was part of Operation Bold Mariner which was the largest amphibious assault since Korea.
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USS CORRY DD 817
'66-'69 GMG 3
Vietnam Oct'68-Apr'69

http://stophanoikerry.150m.com/

There is a backup site
if the 1st url is unavailable.

http://tonkin.spymac.net/hanoikerry1.html

LewWaters · Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 3:51 pm Post subject:

Don't forget, Kerry admitted to committing atrocities himself in a TV interview back then. One thing he claimed was that he used 50 caliber machine guns against innocent civilians, because it was the only weapon they were given. Yet, in all of his home movies showing his heroic acts, he is carrying an M-16.

tonkingulfyachtclub68_69 · Seaman Recruit Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 38

"Yet, in all of his home movies showing his heroic acts, he is carrying an M-16."

Makes one wonder how many days of his 4 month "tour" were spent making his "Vietnam Vacation" movie?
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USS CORRY DD 817
'66-'69 GMG 3
Vietnam Oct'68-Apr'69

http://stophanoikerry.150m.com/

There is a backup site
if the 1st url is unavailable.

http://tonkin.spymac.net/hanoikerry1.html

coldwarvet · Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2004 10:14 pm Post subject:

The way I see it Kerry either lied in 71 or he is a war criminal.
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JN173 · Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2004 2:25 am Post subject: