On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:16:07 -0600, Ed Rasimus
wrote:

On 19 Aug 2004 11:42:32 -0700, (Fred the Red
Shirt) wrote:

Sharky wrote in message . ..
In , Ed Rasimus wrote:


I think John Kerry needs to be held fully accountable for his actions in
association with the VVAW. He disgraced himself, and brought false and
maliciously subversive charges against all those who served their country
honorably in Viet Nam.

That is a false and malicious misrepresentation of his words and actions.

Similar to the misrepresentation of attributing someone else's remarks
to me?

The recent "talking points" of the DNC that continue to attempt to
discredit the more than sixty Swifties because they "weren't on the
boat with him" is ludicrous. As someone who flew an entire combat tour
in single-seat fighters, I'll quickly attest to the ability to observe
the performance of others in your formation, your unit or your chain
of command even though you weren't in the airplane with them.

Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
"Phantom Flights, Bangkok Nights"
Both from Smithsonian Books
***www.thunderchief.org
Ed, I agree that the fellows on other boats would know something about
Kerry's actions, but I would think the guys on Kerry's boat would have
a clearer picture. They may also have some inside info, for example,
why he might have done something that seemed odd to guys on other
boats, that was perfectly rational if you knew the situation on
Kerry's deck. Peace!