The citation was written by Admiral Zumwalt, whose son was also a boat captain. Why don't you insult them while you're at it.
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Under Zumwalt's command, swift boa…
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Originally posted by zigzag:
When you guys are out of sixth grade you might be able to grasp that Kerry earned his Bronze and Silver Stars and no one has ever dem…
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Originally posted by Hash:
interesting how ghostflash shut up, maybe his source of anecdotes dried up?
I have a life... but I'm back now. Did you miss me? A…
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Originally posted by zigzag:
The citation was written by Admiral Zumwalt, whose son was also a boat captain. Why don't you insult them while you're at it.
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Originally posted by ghost_flash:
I have a life...
what a surprise
i was thinking that you spend all your time searching for anonymous anecdotes.
I als…
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Originally posted by ghost_flash:
The silver star was earned in a "firefight" with ONE guy... lol. That's hilarious.
He had a boatload of muscle and this one guy…
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Originally posted by ghost_flash:
The silver star was earned in a "firefight" with ONE guy... lol. That's hilarious.
He killed a guerrilla who had a rocket l…
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Originally posted by zachs:
He killed a guerrilla who had a rocket launcher in-hand, while being surrounded and shot at by the enemy. Read:
Hero... yeah, ri…
Kerry was in Vietnam, Bush wasn't. That's fact.
No matter the circumstances, it is also fact that Kerry received medals of honor whereas Bush did not, instead he lost his license…
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Originally posted by UNTiMac:
I wonder if any veterans would take offense to that. You weren't there. Neither were we. Let's leave it at that rather than casti…
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Originally posted by MacNStein:
Hero... yeah, right... then why is he STILL keeping part of his record a secret? WHY do some of the guys he served with say he was…
The short version:
Kerry:
Intelligent, mature and rich in educational background and experience, Ens Kerry is one of the finest young officers I have ever met and without questio…
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Originally posted by OreoCookie:
Kerry was in Vietnam, Bush wasn't. That's fact.
No matter the circumstances, it is also fact that Kerry received medals of hono…
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Originally posted by zachs:
Did he receive the award? Yes. So obviously more than one person felt he had done something to deserve it. Like this:
Then why do…
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Originally posted by MacNStein:
Then why do others say he's a coward? Why won't he release his FULL record?
You could probably take anyone who served in Vie…
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Originally posted by zachs:
You could probably take anyone who served in Vietnam, and find people who would call them cowards. Personal grudges, perhaps?
And whi…
"John Kerry's Purple Hearts
Purple Heart Number One:
The Boston Globe - June 6, 2003 -- Kerry experienced his first intense combat action on Dec. 2, 1968, when he "semi-volunteer…
Why does this conversation eerily remind me of one we had a couple months ago about a certain Republican candidate for president... Interesting how the roles have changed.
I say …