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[LewWaters]

I just stumbled across copies of Kerry's October 2003 book "introducing" himself to America in his failed presidential bid, "A Call To Service, my vision for a better America."

Since it was a Dollar Store, I paid the dollar to have a copy to go with my other Kerry files.

Knowing how he has a propensity to stretch things, it came as no surprise to me to discover the first prevarication in the 5th paragragh of the preface.

In mentioning how he and McCain sat in a C-135 discussing Viet Nam, he states,

[GoophyDog]

Now I know how they were inspired for the song for Gilligan's Island.

Three Hour Tour
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[TEWSPilot]

Do you suppose Kerry meant his second tour a few years later wearing the other team's colors?



On the day John McCain and a number of the other POWs were being flown to freedom, I was flying missions over Laos and talking on the radio to the pilots in the flight of "Freedom Birds" bringing them out. I guess I could say John McCain and I flew a mission together that day, according to the logic used by Rassmann to say he "served with John Kerry".

[LewWaters]

I really don't recall hearing anything about his "introductory" book after the Swifties began revealing him.

Still, with him possibly being considered for VP, this claim is a blatant lie in a book he claims to have written and copyrighted to him.

I have scanned the cover and preface on pdf if any desire it for their files. Just email me or IM me with an email.
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[Deuce]

His "Tours" may refer to "Campaigns". If his 4 months includes 2 Campaigns, he's just 'using the English language' again to pull the wool over the eyes of the masses like his mentor Clinton. The official calendar dates of Campaigns are as published by DOD, for instance:

Vietnam Defense Campaign (Army, Navy USCG): from 1965-03-08 to 1965-12-24
Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III (USAF): from 1968-04-01 to 1968-10-31
Vietnam Counteroffensive, Phase IV (Army, Navy, USCG): from 1968-04-02 to 1968-06-30
Vietnam Counteroffensive, Phase V (Army, Navy, USCG): from 1968-07-01 to 1968-11-01
Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV (USAF): from 1968-11-01 to 1969-02-22
Vietnam Counteroffensive, Phase VI (Army, Navy, USCG): from 1968-11-02 to 1969-02-22

http://www.amervets.com/replacement/vn.htm#cdt

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[TEWSPilot]

The Kerry Page linked from The USS Gridley website

What follows is an article written for a San Diego paper by Captain J. F. Kelly, who as Commander Kelly was XO of GRIDLEY in the period of 1967 and 1968 when Kerry was aboard.

Living With His Anti-war Past
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A Commentary

By J. F. Kelly, Jr.

Every candidate for public office probably has some excess baggage to carry around that he'd rather not have. With Senator John Kerry, it's undoubtedly his anti-Vietnam War activism that followed his heroic naval service in Vietnam.......

and this says it all:

There is no question that John Kerry earned his decorations and that he put his life at risk in the service of his country. There is no doubt in my mind, moreover, that he has the intelligence to serve as president. But there is also no doubt in my mind that his anti-war activities while our troops were still fighting, dying and being tortured in filthy Vietnam prisons were despicable.

For that reason, even aside from his anti-defense voting record in the Senate, he is one ex-shipmate that I could never support as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

...maybe someone needs to send him a copy of "Unfit for Command" and "To Set the Record Straight" and ask whether he still thinks Kerry earned his medals and has the intelligence to serve in any public capacity.

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[LewWaters]

Perhaps too, he could explain how Kerry served "two tours in swiftboats in the Mekong Delta" in 4 months?
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As Exec of the Gridley, I don't know how that gives Kelly any knowledge of Lurch's service aboard Swiftboats. With all due respect to Kelly, he really has no first hand knowledge of Lurch's activities after he left the Gridley, and whether or not he actually earned any rewards during that time.

Has anyone asked Kelly if he's ever read Unfit for Command?
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[TEWSPilot]

Consider it done. I'll post his reply if I get one.
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[I B Squidly]

Kerry's fitrep from the Gridley applauded his service as a Public Relations Officer. On my can that was collateral duty for a junior officer overseeing the cruise book.
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