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[BillGremm]

I am just curious. Rassman was an officer, and yet I have not heard anything about the men that served under him. Were they there with him when he was in the water? WHAT ABOUT HIS CREW? Do they think that he is objective? Did they respect him? Would he cover for someone knowing that there is reasonable doubt?

I say this because apparently his story is full of holes and he is on the Kerry Campaign dole. He is also purely partisan: instead of just stating his case he always go beyond it by attacking George Bush.

Sadly, it seems that there are combat veterans who never thought their embellished stories would catch up with them. Rassman appears to be one of them. Retired from working as a police officer he has found something that keeps him actively employed, but better still he receives some of the glory he didn't get 35 years ago. He is mistaken.

Call'em like you see'em
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[GoophyDog]

I recommend letting the inconsistancies of Mr. Rassman's statements speak for themselves. Rassman is not, and should not be the focus of the issues at hand. He does serve a supporting role but should never be the focus.

For the purposes of fairness consider this. Rassman, in his own way acted bravely on the day that the #3 boat was mined. He left the dubious safety of the cabin and was working his way forward to the gunner when he was tossed overboard (I still think it was the maneuvering of the boat that caused that, not another mine or something in the water.) Clearly, in the heat of the moment, he still went to support another.

Stay the course and watch how the Kerry camp squirms. Their track record is easy to follow: Lie, Deny, Divert.

We're in the diversion stage now and the smoke screens are thinning.
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[gkdechow]

I believe Lt Rassmann was an advisor to the Nung fighters so e probably wouldn;t have any Americans under him.

[sevry]

[ASPB]

He was a A Team advisor to Nungs. But he was #2 that day frow what I've been able to determine. Haven't been able to find the name of his boss. You might try a search for 5th Special Forces websites or BBs.
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[BillGremm]

Consider what I wrote and think about the facts here.
Rassmann is only on the Kerry dole because of his "testimony". This is actual fact. He is no use to them except he can offer "an eyewitness" account of the events behind Kerry's Bronze Star.

Here me out. He may have served honorably etcetera, but it is KEY that without his constant chatter in support of Kerry he would not be involved in this campaign. He has drawn Focus to himself by going beyond what might be expected of him erego "just the facts" he has become a vocal opponent of George Bush "who definately should not be the FOCUS".

I suppose some people are swayed by his being a , "slave for life", to Mr. Kerry for "saving" him (I know, I know, he says there hasn't been any contact for x number of years), but I am not swayed by his loyalty. I am swayed by his words that he is not truthful. I am also convinced that by now he is well aware of the dirty politics that Kerry's campaign has used,and is voluntarily condoning and participating in them.
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[tvaughan]

I think someone has to go after Rassmann. Not in a cruel way, but no one has made much (that I have seen) of just how many stories Rassmann seems to have. At least not in MSM.

He is really being paraded around with that victim look and no one is pointing out the obvious: Rassmann's story (as recently as the WSJ article) changes as much as Kerry's.

There is something rotten here and think people are being a little too nice towards Rassmann.
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[NortonPete]

I saw just a clip of the Kerry rebuttal ad with Rassman saying
something to this effect:
"I was in the water and EVERYONE was shooting at ME" . ( then Kerry pulled me out )
Not knocking him but it sounded scripted . With all the boats as targets why
would the VC try to shoot at a spot on the water. Why not hit the boat ?

[ord33]

[producehawk]

I believe him when he says he heard a lot of shots, but in going under and back and forth he could not have known where the shots were coming from. After kerry pulled him out he probably took kerrys word hat there were shots from the bank. He pobably knows that they lied a little to get the medals, lbut now it has gone to far and he has to stickto his story.

[AF366TFW]

There is also the matter of the Purple Heart Rassman got for action on 13 Mar 69.

We really need to know what his wound(s) were. None seem to have been mentioned in the spot report or the after action report.

Did he and Kerry cover for each other and both get Hearts for the rice in the backside incident????????
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[tvaughan]

[BillGremm]

There is a classic tit-for-tat, quid pro quo, whatever you want to call it. Rassmann does need his feet held to the fire. He is the instigator from over 7 months ago. He is the one who volunteered to come forward with the express interest in helping Kerry become the nominee. There was no national anti-kerry vets getting airtime at that time.

Perhaps he got in over his head (the campaign not the river). Perhaps the idea of being a stooge for libs has never crossed his mind. In either case there is no honor in anything if there is no honor-in-all. He is complicate in the lies of Kerry.
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[Tom Poole]

Dear Mr. Rassmann: There is honor in coming clean, even if it is late.
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[ord33]

TVaughn,

Here is the confirmation you requested (it is page 2).
http://66.77.82.170/zheka/