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To: unclewest who wrote (59471)	8/11/2004 9:38:25 AM
From: Andrew N. Cothran	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793895

An Event Worth Repeating: The Difference Between Honor and Kerry Note: these paragraphs are taken from an article written in April, 2004. The entire article was posted immediately before this post. These paragraphs are reposted for emphasis. In 1996, a left-wing news service raised questions about two small "V" clips that the chief of Naval operations wore over two of the medals on his chest full of them. The clips are awarded for valor under fire, and there was some doubt about whether Boorda's two tours in Vietnam aboard combat ships qualified him for the awards, although the Washington Post reported that a 1965 Navy manual appeared to support Boorda's right to wear the clips. Unlike Kerry, the awards did not provide grounds for Boorda to shorten his tours of duty. Hours before he was scheduled to meet with Newsweek reporters to discuss the controversy, the admiral went to his home at the Navy Yard and shot himself in the chest. The CNO had been in command of the Navy during a troubled period and his leadership was being criticized by its senior officers. Still, among the notes he left was one to "the sailors" expressing his fear that the controversy over his decorations might harm the Navy. Boorda had lied about his age to join the Navy and was the first CNO to rise through the enlisted ranks. Evan Thomas, then Newsweek's Washington bureau chief who was scheduled to interview the Admiral, explained that he was devastated by his death, but defended his magazine's pursuit of the combat award story. "We've got to do our job," he said. "Part of that job is checking on the truthfulness of people in positions of power. Like the admiral." And, like a prospective president. So far, Newsweek has ignored the controversy over John Kerry's awards. SO FAR, NEWSWEEK HAS IGNORED THE CONTROVERSY OVER JOHN KERRY'S AWARDS. Let's see how long NEWSWEEK and the other liberal media continues to ignore.

To: unclewest who wrote (59471)	8/11/2004 1:03:26 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793895

I was glad to see Blankley recognized that the Swiftvets have nothing to gain except to clear their own names of Kerry's charges. That is important because it speaks directly to honor. That is important because everyone tied to Kerry has political and financial motivations. There is a helluva difference. Very well said, uw. If Kerry can't be trusted to tell us the truth about something that happened 34 years ago, and he spent most of life building around...how can he be trusted with the most important job in the United States. Honor and Integrity. Bottom line, that's all any of us have. Attributes we should make effort to keep, both personally and as a country.