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Originally Posted by Mick in England
Incidentally, although my opinion of leftie Democrats (and the Brit equivalent the Labour Party) is low, they're not all bad, for example I hear John "Hawk the Slayer" Kerry used to lead his gunboat flotilla up Nam rivers to hose down Charlies waterside villes with MG fire..
Pity he went soft after entering politics, voting against many important weapons such as
-The armoured Bradley troop carrier. Perhaps he preferred US troops to patrol Baghdad in flimsy jeeps?
-Patriot missile - excellent medium-range SAM, it protected Israeli cities from Saddams Scud missiles.
-B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, the worlds best strategic bomber.
-Aegis SAM warship, the worlds best defence vessel.
-F/A-18 Hornet fighter-bomber, a first class carrier fighter-bomber, flies into the enemies back yard..
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His exploits in Vietnam were largely unsubstantiated accounts from his personal interviews.
I don't know the truths, but a Boston Globe's investigation revealed that the said encounter with VC was really a 16 year old boy running from his gunboat. He beached his boat, chased him down, and shot him in the back.
His 3 purple hearts were all for minor injuries. One of which was described by a physician as "I've seen worse injuries from gardening" (or something to that effect).
John Kerry's military service records were spotty at best.
Of course these are all 3rd hand information that I have gathered from various news sources. I don't claim to know the truths.