SwiftVets.com

skbarton13 · Seaman Recruit Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 15

http://www.spiritoftruth.org/swiftvets/swiftvets.wma

80+ minutes with some fine Americans.

To the Swift Boat Vets:

Thanks for your service then and thanks for your service now. You knew you would not be greeted with hosannas and hallelujahs by the elite culture, but you still have gone to the trouble to come out and sound the truth. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Your fan, Steve Barton, USA Retired

reasonable

Anouther round of applause!

Here's video of the event...

http://www.c-span.org/search/basic.asp?ResultStart=1&ResultCount=10&BasicQueryText=swift

Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

Audio works well, but the video link on C-Span just hangs. Wonder if it's getting overloaded.

reasonable · Posted: Fri May 07, 2004 1:37 am Post subject:

I'm running the video now, it works fine here. Got cable?

rbshirley · Founder Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 394

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I have had reccuring feelings of depression for over thirty-five years that
are the result of Senator Kerry's allegations, both in 1971 and since then,
that reflect on MY service on Swifts .
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Most of today was spent with my adult step-son, a Vietnamese who I
riaised from childhood. And those feelings came to the fore again.
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Yesterday's news event was either ignored or discredited by the media,
and I had to look my son in the eye and re-afirm, in response to his queries,
that the things that Kerry is saying about his country's heritage are untrue.
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It has not been a good day.
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I had missed the news conference on Tuesday and the replay on C-span.
So I appreciate the posting of the audio playback site. Although it brought
tears to my eyes, it did re-enforce my decision to join this worthy effort.
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Thank you Steve. And my sincere appreciation to my shipmates for the effort.
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My greatest concern is that this message will be lost in the massive smear
campaign that has already been put forward to discredit the outstanding
sailors and officers that have had the courage, using their own resources,
to correct the "Hollywood Versus History" that seems to be the cornerstone
of one individuals bid for the presidency of the United States.
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I have personally witnessed, in the Swift Boat discussion group, the lengths
to which the Kerry campaign will go to in their attempts to silence any contrary
opinions of sailors that served on the very boats that he claims made him
a war hero.
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Validity of medals is NOT the question raised, per se. The willingness of
the Senator to say anything and do anything, regardless of consequences
to others, in order to further his political career is what makes him "unfit
to be the Commander-in-Chief" Dewey Canyon and Winter Soldier are
just two examples that need to given more visibilty to voters.
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If anyone doubts the feeling of compassion and responsibility by Swift Boat
sailors to the people they were defending , they should listen to the oral
story of the two Swift Boat sailors at the following URL. If war crimes were
committed by Ltjg Kerry, they were acts of severe bad judgement on his
part. Not ONE of the the other sailors that served on the boats considered
anything other than the best way to accomplish the mission in the most
humanitarian way possible ... we followed the Rules of Engagement to the
letter and beyond. Without regard to submission for awards of any kind.
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http://pcf45.com/hearts/hearts.html
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Spirit · Seaman Recruit Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 8

Hi all,

I put the audio from the news conference online in a format that can be played with any internet connection. I encourage all to right click on the link above and download the audio file for safe keeping in case I am forced to pull it by my virtual host.

I think the Swift Vet news conference is one of the most potent, moving political statements of our time. The 2004 Democratic presidential nominee is a turncoat, a traitor to his country, who has no place in the candidacy for the presidency of our nation.

That this story was grossly misreported and unreported by the leftist media is telltale of the struggle we are facing. There are enemies in our midst that we need to stand against. Hence, my Declaration Of War:

http://www.spiritoftruth.org/swiftvets.htm
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God bless,

J. Adams

"It is a fact that in the entire Vietnam War we did not lose one major battle. We lost the war at home and at home John Kerry was the field general."

- Bob Elder, Swift Boat Veteran For Truth

Spirit · Seaman Recruit Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 8

"It is a fact that in the entire Vietnam War we did not lose one major battle. We lost the war at home and at home John Kerry was the field general."

- Bob Elder, Swift Boat Veteran For Truth

Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

Unfortunately, the press event was overshadowed by the current media hoopla over the Iraqi prisoner abuse issue.

skbarton13 · Seaman Recruit Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 15

Thank you "Spirit" or J. Adams for putting up the audio of the press conference. Great service. -- Steve Barton

Spirit · Seaman Recruit Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 8

You're welcome!

And thank you Swift Vets for fighting for America and for taking a stand now when your opinions are so very important to this nation's future.
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God bless,

J. Adams

"It is a fact that in the entire Vietnam War we did not lose one major battle. We lost the war at home and at home John Kerry was the field general."

- Bob Elder, Swift Boat Veteran For Truth