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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (9021)8/26/2004 1:57:33 AM
From: Mephisto  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 15516
 
"A member of the group, Larry Thurlow, said Tuesday he stood by
his assertion that there was no enemy fire that day. Thurlow, the commander of another
boat who also won a Bronze Star, said task force commanders probably
relied on the initial report of the incident. Thurlow says Kerry wrote that report."

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The official Navy report said there was enemy fire! Mephisto


"A damage report to Mr. Thurlow's boat shows that it received
three bullet holes, suggesting enemy fire, and later intelligence
reports indicate that one Vietcong was killed in action and five others
wounded, reaffirming the presence of an enemy….."

Friendly Fire: The Birth of an Anti-Kerry Ad
By KATE ZERNIKE and JIM RUTENBERG
The New York Times
August 20, 2004
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