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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/graphics/swiftboat_082104.html

This graphic shows Kerry leaving all the other boats behind.

[Navy_Navy_Navy]

OOOOOO... our "heavy lifters" are going to go to town on that one!


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[gilliam]

[integritycounts]

I see so many problems with it, from what I know....but I did not want to add to any confusion by writing them out.

The guys there will do this one justice. But the title of the graphic still must be... "Watch Kerry Flee"

[Powerboss]

Wasn't Gardner the gunner and not Alston?

[producehawk]

I thought rasmman was in the water so close to the other boats that he had to go under water not to be hit by them going to help the 3 boat? From this diagram he is on down the river.

[producehawk]

Alston was the gunner on that mission, or at least gardner was not according to him

[integritycounts]

This account and the records they used to create it, do indicate that Rassmann account is flawed at best, a lie at worst.

Rassmann says he saw the convoy turn around...how is that?
Its not on the graphic?
You would think the Washington Post would jump all over this...you would think.

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From John Kerry's website

Eyewitness account from James Rassmann also details the fact that PCF-94 and other boats were under fire . In March of 2004, Rassmann, a registered Republican who had not seen Kerry in more than 30 years before their reunion in Iowa this year, recalled the following: “Viet Cong snipers fired at him, and Rassmann submerged over and over to avoid being hit. The bullets came from both banks, and Rassmann had nowhere to go. He began thinking his time had come, but the fifth time he came up, he saw the convoy had turned around. Kerry had ordered the boats back to pick up the man overboard. Kerry's boat, under heavy fire, sidled up to the struggling soldier. Rassmann tried to scramble up a cargo net at the bow but was too exhausted to make it all the way. He clung to the net as bullets whizzed past.” [Los Angeles Times, 3/13/04]

[manelly]

were not Alston and Peck severely wounded on Jan 29 '69 ?
Didn't Kerry take over PCF 94 after Peck ?
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[Bhist]

This is the first I’ve read where Kerry’s boat is “rocked by an unidentified explosion.”

O’Neill’s book and all other accounts I’ve read, including Rassmann’s leave the impression that Rassman was blown out of the water when the mine exploded. However, in all fairness, how could Rassmann be blown from Kerry’s boat when the mine hit Pees’ boat?

Now, I’m confused.
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[4moreyears]

Interesting stuff.
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kerry returned to the United States on July 22, 1971, held a press conference publicly calling on President Nixon... for the surrender of the United States to North Vietnam.

[ord33]

Sen. Kerry's Statement On THe Senate Floor As a Eulogy For Mr. Thomas Belodeau.

"There was the time we were carrying special forces up a river and a mine exploded under our boat sending it 2 feet into the air. We were receiving incoming rocket and small arms fire and Tommy was returning fire with his M-60 machine gun when it literally broke apart in his hands. He was left holding the pieces unable to fire back while one of the Green Berets walked along the edge of the boat to get Tommy another M-60. As he was doing so, the boat made a high speed turn to starboard and the Green Beret kept going--straight into the river. The entire time while the boat went back to get the Green Beret, Tommy was without a machine gun or a weapon of any kind, but all the time he was hurling the greatest single string of Lowell-Chelmsford curses ever heard at the Viet Cong. He literally had swear words with tracers on them!'
http://idexer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=48

According to Kerry, first a mine explodes under HIS boat. Not NEAR his boat, but UNDER his boat. Sending it 2 feet into the air. After sending it TWO feet into the air, the boat continued on, and then made a high speed turn to starboard (Throwing the Green Beret (Rassmann) into the water. If it turned right, it would go directly into the bank according to the diagram). So according to Sen. Kerry the turn caused Rassmann to go into the water, and a mine exploded under PCF-3. THis certainly conflicts with the WaPo diagram, and is just another one of the many varying accounts by Sen. Kerry, his campaign, and his Band Of Brothers.

[Navymomx2]

Oh this is too good, hubby and I have been going over a few things and are still looking at stuff regarding all this, but we found this and thought it was interesting.

Look at #8 of the graphic and what it says about Rassmann then look at his account of the story from this below news article from the Oregonian dated July 29th, 2004.

[ord33]

This video from the Iowa primaries on Jan. 17 also gives yet another conflicting description of the events.

http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=30107#30107

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