SwiftVets.com

[Dane]

This past hour, I regurgitated Kerry´s own words to the "Contact us" at his site and suggested that if he felt so strongly about it, that perhaps he should do the same - given that he is running around with a Silver Star with ´V´. The following is the incredible response that I just received. One can just sense the personalized attention given to my msg!!!

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Visit VetsforKerry: http://www.johnkerry.com/communities/veterans/

Dear Friend,

Thank you for sending your comments and questions to John Kerry about
veterans and his tireless support for their issues. John Kerry always
appreciates hearing from fellow veterans, their families and friends.

Here is a link to John Kerry's remarks to American Legion's 86th annual
convention in Nashville, TN and to the recent Veterans of Foreign Wars
105th Annual Convention:
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0901.html
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2004_0818.html

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attacks:
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0819.html
http://blog.johnkerry.com/rapidresponse/archives/002516.html

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I´m donfused. Did he respond to my suggestion or no??

Dane

[rb325th]

They do not read anything, they just respond with that form letter and ask for money.
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[Dane]

The former is referring to his comments concerning ADM Boorda´s suicide for wearing a false award.

Dane

[RStauch]

Did you know that the Kerry/Edwards Campaign is still claiming, "John Kerry served two tours of duty during Vietnam"? That quote is from their own official Campaign Web site, at: http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0819.html

This is unconscionable. How dare they lie so?

Well, there are so many lies on that page, I really hardly know where to begin, but this one is simply too much to take. Something's got to be done.
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Richard Stauch
Ft. Myers, FL

[Dane]

Technically, it´s not a lie. He´s counting the short stay of GRIDLEY off the coast of Nam. I see nothing in his FitReps that indicate that they did anything of note but technically GRIDLEY qualified for two VN service awards.

Ethically, it stinks to claim that as a "Viet Nam tour". It would be more honest to call it a VN deployment. Calling it a "tour" implies to the non-mil reader that he was in-country on the ground.

Dane

[FF1047]

The Gridley time would be considered a deployment ... in fact I believe in Navy terms even the Swift Boat time would be considered a deployment ... the Army and Marines use the idea of a Term ...

Yes its hair splitting but you can see that JFK "embellishes" everything ...
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JJC
USNA class of 1980

[RStauch]

[Dane]

I just reviewed Kerry´s Fitreps and it´s even worse than I thought. During the six month deployment, GRIDLEY was only in the Gulf o9f tonkin about 2 months on SAR duty. Not even NGFS or any air defense incidents. SAR. The rest of the deployment was spent in New Zealand and other non-combat zone activities. Hardly what I would call a "tour in Viet Nam".

And you´re correct. I wouldn´t call four months in-country a "tour of duty" either. Basically, it was a TAD!!!

Dane

[RStauch]

[Covan MI]

[TEWSPilot]

I see the former XO, Mr. Kelly, who was in Kerry's chain of command aboard the U.S.S Gridley DLG/CG-21 isn't voting for John Kerry for President. A hand salute and my respects to him and to all who served with pride and honor aboard that fine ship.

"If you really want to know John Kerry, just spend 3 minutes with the men who served with him...." -- John (I didn't serve even though my draft number was 178 and I was too busy in college drinking beer and partying and smoking grass, but I like to criticize everybody else) Edwards (AKA "The Breck Girl")

U.S.S. Gridley Kerry Page
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[seabeckdon]

I have to tell all of you that I consider myself a Vietnam Vet. I served in USS TICONDEROGA for three tours 67, 68. 69, and USS ENTERPRISE in 1972. Among other duties besides being the Ship's Secetary or Administrative Officer, I was also the awards officer. All members of the ship who received medals during to 67 cruise were also awarded the combat V. Retired LDO LCDR

[snake king]

Sorta puts John Kerry in the same (sinking) boat as Dan Rather, who used to claim that he was a "two-tour Marine" until Burkett exposed him as a Marine Boot camp dropout.

I did one tour in country with COSRON One and two deployments to the Tonkin Gulf/South China Sea aboard DEWEY and again aboard VESOLE. I am always careful to make that distinction as I have the very highest respect for those who volunteered to do a second or third Vietnam tour.

[tford60]

Well, no he didn't, were you looking for anything streight from kerry? I would think that they are too busy covering 6 (tee cbs thing) to respond t o anything!
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Tom

[Navy_Navy_Navy]

Well, at least he's attempting to spin his self-aggrandizement in a more upright fashion.

Where it now says, "two tours during Vietnam," it used to say "two tours IN Vietnam."
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