« The PC in PCUSA | Main | A Counter to Al Jazerra »
August 3, 2004
Speaking of his Fellow Vietnam Veterans
At the Democratic convention John Kerry tried to convey the impression that all of his former Vietnam comrades support his run for the presidency.
It turns out that quite a few consider him unfit to be our commander in chief. Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has this to say about him
Senator John Kerry has made his 4-month combat tour in Vietnam the centerpiece of his bid for the Presidency. His campaign jets a handful of veterans around the country, and trots them out at public appearances to sing his praises. John Kerry wants us to believe that these men represent all those he calls his "band of brothers."
But most combat veterans who served with John Kerry in Vietnam see him in a very different light.
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has been formed to counter the false "war crimes" charges John Kerry repeatedly made against Vietnam veterans who served in our units and elsewhere, and to accurately portray Kerry's brief tour in Vietnam as a junior grade Lieutenant.
There's a photograph of Kerry and his fellow swift boat commanders that he used in a commercial called Lifetime.
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth has contacted surviving members of this group to find out how many actually support John Kerry, and discovered that of 19 Swift boat skippers pictured other than Kerry, 12 consider him unfit, 4 are neutral, two have died, and 1 is working with the Kerry campaign. Four other officers were not present for the photo session; all oppose Kerry.Only 1 of John Kerry's 23 fellow Swift boat commanders from Coastal Division 11 supports his candidacy today.
Check out their site for the complete story.
Posted by Tom at August 3, 2004 4:28 PM
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.theredhunter.com/mt/refer.cgi/132
