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To: Paved Paradise

From published accounts:
http://www.swiftvets.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1728

Kerry had the 44 boat from 6 Dec 68 until no later than 28 Jan 69. He spent 1 week in COSDIV 11 before being transfered with the boat to COSDIV 13.

He was transferred back to COSDIV 11 and took over the 94 boat about 29 Jan 69 and was relieved on 13 Mar 69

So he was with 5 total crew for about 7 weeks and the 2nd crew of 5 for about 6 weeks.

So barring transfers, that's no more 10 crewmen he would served on a boat with. 1 is dead, 1 is opposed to him which leaves 8. Other than Fred Short, an outspoken supporter who apparently served with Kerry for the grand sum of one day replacing Alston on 28 Feb 69 (the Silver Star day)


16 posted on 08/18/2004 1:07:25 PM PDT by gilliam
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To: gilliam
He was transferred back to COSDIV 11 and took over the 94 boat about 29 Jan 69 and was relieved on 13 Mar 69

That's something I've been wondering about. That is if the transfer from the -44 to the -94 also involved a transfer accross unit lines, which you've just indicated that it did,

Of course what I'm thinking is that JFK was "volunteered" by the CO of COSDIV 13 to get rid of him. Don't know that of course, but given Kerry's fitness reports, I wouldn't be suprised. It could also be that the transfer was seen as "giving him another chance" after a "bad relationship" with the previous CO.

71 posted on 08/18/2004 2:36:54 PM PDT by El Gato (Federal Judges can twist the Constitution into anything.. Or so they think.)
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