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Kerry's Excellent Vietnam Adventure Continues To Unravel? Ed Morrissey says that one of the vets who claims to have "served" with him, "on his boat," didn't: He and Alston conspired to deceive people about Alston's service under Kerry. That conspiracy was intended to give John Kerry cover against exactly the kind of campaign he faces from the other Swiftvets.... That point aside, if true, this knocks the legs out from under the dumb argument that one had to be on Kerry's boat in order to have "served" with him. Alston would have no more (and no less) credibility than any of the other, less complimentary, Swift Boat Vets. I wonder if the Reverend Alston would sign an affidavit? [Update at 11 AM PDT] Kathleen Parker describes what the real issue is with this (at least for me): Like many Americans, I'm reluctant to second-guess anyone's wartime performance. None of us knows how we'd perform under the unique stress of battle. Whether Kerry was indecisive or heroic so long ago doesn't much interest me. Stories get told about war; details get lost or distorted by time and memory. [Monday morning update] Byron York says that Alston did serve under Kerry, though perhaps for as little as a week, and that many of the stories about their service together seem to be embellished or exaggerated. Ed Morrissey concedes the point. The Swift Boat Vets were right to tell people to cool it on this particular issue. Posted by Rand Simberg at August 14, 2004 08:38 AMTrackBack URL for this entry:
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He would have less - much less - credibility than the Kerry critics, because he has claimed to have been on Kerry's boat on Feb 28 1969, the day of Kerry's Silver Star action. The major problem with that is that Fred Short, who was also awarded a medal for his actions that day, was Alston's replacement. Posted by Jim Thomason at August 14, 2004 09:22 AMRemember, it's only about 'war stories'. And we all know, JimO Posted by JimO at August 14, 2004 01:36 PMI dunno Jim. Some of my most-improbable-seeming stories are actually the *true* ones. :) :) Or as we used to say: The difference between a sea story and a fairy tale? A fairy tale starts with "once upon a time, far, far, away...". A sea story starts with "no shit, there I was...". Posted by Derek L. at August 15, 2004 12:35 PMAbout your question - where can you find the best online universities and get an accredited online degree that will raise your salary: our online education site on-line-degree.org is helping working professionals like you get online degrees in only 2 years while working. For example, the university of phoenix offers the best online bachelor degree in many fields. Get your online degree now. Posted by Online University at September 8, 2004 08:13 PMFound your site in google, and it has a lot of usefull information. Thanx Posted by cheap pharmacy at May 12, 2007 03:39 PMPost a comment |