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BREAKING Kerry Silver Star spot reports SURFACE!

 
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The bandit
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:05 pm    Post subject: BREAKING Kerry Silver Star spot reports SURFACE! Reply with quote

Finally!!!!! See:

http://idexer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=873#873
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:20 pm    Post subject: clears ups Reply with quote

It certainly clears up the "numerically superior" enemy force nonsense ...
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I see what you're referring to, but the statement "OINC of PCF 94 chased VC inland behind hootch and shot him" could be interpreted as:
Kerry shot him as the VC was behind the hootch;
Kerry went behind the hootch and shot him.

It's unclear, to me at least.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Holy cow...Notice how there is absolutely NO mention of anything about the VC raising the weapon, ready to fire at PCF-94, simply "VC sprung up from bunker 10 feet from unit. Man ran with weapon towards hooch". Good things - Kerry lied and said nobody had ever mentioned anything about a VC going behind a hooch. Also, no mention of VC pointing B-40 Rocket Launcher at PCF-94. Looks more and more that Kerry shot the VC in the back, or after he was already down behind the hooch from the leg wound received from the M-60 gunner. This is big news, been waiting for this for over a month.... I wonder where that Silver Star Recommendation is???
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wing Wiper wrote:
I see what you're referring to, but the statement "OINC of PCF 94 chased VC inland behind hootch and shot him" could be interpreted as:
Kerry shot him as the VC was behind the hootch;
Kerry went behind the hootch and shot him.

It's unclear, to me at least.


John Kerry said "I went straight out from the boat to the path so I had a line of fire. I never went behind the hootch, and this is the first time in 30 years that anybody has suggested otherwise." --John Kerry 1996

This may be picking hairs, but if Kerry never went behind the hooch, how did he pick up the B-40??? It would have been impossible, unless of course the VC dropped it while he ran away. However, there is no mention of him dropping his weapon, nor has it ever been related that way.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Be careful how you make the case is all I'm saying. It can be interpreted as " I meant I never went behind the hootch until the action was over." He'll spin it any way he can. That said, it sure doesn't sound like a Silver Star type of action to me. Good luck on this. Be smart. Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sounds like the 43 boat was doing the "glory" work. Did anyone other than Kerry get a Silver Start for this event?
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think there were something like 20 medals awarded during this day. I think it has been confirmed of the strategy to beach the boats prior to the mission during this day, and there has been talk about going for a bunch of medals that day. I'm not sure, did anyone else get a Silver Star. I'm sure lots were more deservant than Kerry.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:30 am    Post subject: doc source Reply with quote

Where did this document surface from? Is this from the Naval Archive search from Monday and Tuesday? I have seen multiple threads of people looking for this in attempt to prove VC was already wounded and fleeing when Kerry chased him behind hootch. Any new docs coming up now give me a cuase to be leery with the whole Rathergate thing.
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DaveL
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

is it possible to tell who wrote this report?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

NavyChief has been looking/analyzing it on the main forum. It was posted there about an hour ago.

It is now on the Resourses and Research forum.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 12:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

it's a forgery Twisted Evil
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