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To: sandintoes who wrote (598185)	7/31/2004 10:21:20 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

More on the same: glcq.com And, so to here: news.findlaw.com

To: sandintoes who wrote (598185)	7/31/2004 10:25:03 PM
From: MJ	Respond to of 769670

Thank you for posting the link--- mj

To: sandintoes who wrote (598185)	8/1/2004 1:52:51 AM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

John Kerry wants us to believe that these men represent all those he calls his "band of brothers." No, not all, they were just enlisted men who served under him on a swiftboat. I believe there are a dozen surviving members of his own crew, and all but one support his presidency and atest first hand to his heroicism, even the Republicans among them. BOSTON -- Veterans who served as crewmates on a Vietnam War "swift boat" commanded by a young John Kerry say they are furious that opponents of his presidential campaign are questioning the validity of the medals Kerry was awarded in the war. "I was there when Sen. Kerry got shot, and I've seen his blood on the deck of a swift boat. And I can assure you it's American red, and there's not a speck of blue in that blood," said Fred Short, 56, of Little Rock, Ark. Short, who served as a gunner's mate under Kerry's command, said he knows how Kerry earned his three Purple Heart medals and one Silver Star in Vietnam, and he is angry that people who never served under Kerry now are questioning whether Kerry earned the medals he received. "What boat were they on when they make these claims?" Short said. "They are just making up tales to support their view. I'm sorry George Bush does not have that record that John Kerry has. Life is full of choices. You can go, or you can stay," he said... ... John Hurley, national director of Veterans for Kerry, said no one before has ever challenged the medals the Massachusetts senator earned in Vietnam in any of his previous campaigns in the last 34 years. He found it curious the charges are emerging in the midst of a Democratic convention where the party is spotlighting Kerry's history. 970wfla.com