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[mascari]

OK, this passage in the NYT article "Friendly Fire: The Birth of an Anti-Kerry Ad" from Friday caught my interest:

The group also offers the account of William L. Schachte Jr., a retired rear admiral who says in the book that he had been on the small skimmer on which Mr. Kerry was injured that night in December 1968. He contends that Mr. Kerry wounded himself while firing a grenade.

But the two other men who acknowledged that they had been with Mr. Kerry, Bill Zaladonis and Mr. Runyon, say they cannot recall a third crew member. "Me and Bill aren't the smartest, but we can count to three," Mr. Runyon said in an interview. And even Dr. Letson said he had not recalled Mr. Schachte until he had a conversation with another veteran earlier this year and received a subsequent phone call from Mr. Schachte himself.

Mr. Schachte did not return a telephone call, and a spokesman for the group said he would not comment.

So were there 4 on the boat, or 3? Where do Zaldonis and Runyon stand?
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[mascari]

bumping my own post...
im hitting a dead end on this question.
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[4moreyears]

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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.

[neverforget]

Kerry's own written words in his war diary 10 days later clearly state he had not yet taken enemy fire. He was denied this 1st Purple Heart by his commanding officer. He got it later from a different commander.