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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Andrew N. Cothran who wrote (3648)	8/27/2004 11:03:10 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

I caught an interview with Schachte. The other Swiftboat vets say he was always along when the skimmer was used & Schachte said he indeed was with Kerry that night. Kerry's group says Schachte wasn't along on the mission. Here we go again. This is Kerry's 1st Purple Heart incident and it was the only purple heart awarded in Vietnam that didn't have an after-action report attached to it. Most importantly, the request was not made until 3mos after the incident which is really suspicious.

To: Andrew N. Cothran who wrote (3648)	8/28/2004 6:22:37 AM
From: tonto	Respond to of 27181

He came across as an honest man. I believe his version is probably the correct one and explains why Kerry was awarded the heart 3 months later...which is unusual... August 27, 2004 -- An officer who served with John Kerry yesterday finally broke his silence about the Swift vets controversy - and said Kerry accidentally wounded himself before requesting his first Purple Heart. In a detailed new account that is certain to fuel the growing controversy, eyewitness William Schachte Jr., a retired rear admiral, told columnist Robert Novak for today's papers that he was "astonished" to hear Kerry's version of the events of Dec. 2, 1968, when Schachte was in command of Kerry aboard a skimmer boat on the Mekong River. Schachte said that Kerry: * Wasn't wounded by hostile fire. * Wasn't even under fire by the enemy. * "Nicked" himself with a grenade launcher and "requested a Purple Heart" afterward. If Schachte's version is accurate, Kerry would not have been eligible for the award, the first of the three Purple Hearts he received.