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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command
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To: Sojourner Smith who wrote (3977)8/28/2004 9:39:51 PM
From: Ann Corrigan  Read Replies (4) of 27181
 
unAmerican Spirit, is indeed the smear artist in this case. Gardner has appeared on major prime time talk shows. That doesn't sound like a man who's "afraid to show his face".
I heard him talk about the accidental killing of a child that night because Kerry was either not at his command post or he was asleep. It was Kerry's job to give orders to fire a warning shot when sampans were approaching the swiftboat.
Gardner did his job & announced that a small boat was approaching them BUT Kerry never ordered the warning shot or surveillance lights to examine the small boat. Gardner had to make a decision whether to protect the crews lives and fire at the boat to stop its advance or not. Kerry was no where to be seen or heard. Gardner, untrained to take command, decided to shoot at the boat for safety's sake. Unfortunately a small child was hit. Most suspicious however is the fact that John Kerry never mentioned the child or it's death in his after-action report.
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