***The Complete John F. Kerry TIMELINE - A Work in Progress***

John Forbes Kerry Timeline ^ | August 27, 2004 | christie/Two Step

[christie]

Several days I ago I realized that all the dates of John Kerry's activities were totally jumbled in my head. I sat down to make a little timeline. It grew into a massive timeline - and covers his entire life. I know several other FReepers had the same confusion. So here is the result. It is still a work in progress, and any additions, corrections, etc. will be most appreciated.

he entire timeline along with pictures will be archived at my web site: http://www.archive-news.net/Kerry/JK_timeline.html. I will be making the additions there, so you might want to bookmark that site.

[ken5050]

I understand your passion and committment, but Girl, you gotta get a life...

[christie]

Ping to the Kerry project I mentioned the other day.

[christie]

You may be right. LOL!

[christie]

I noticed that you were looking for a timeline. I've been putting this together and maybe it'll be what you are looking for. Still needs additions to the military timeline as well as his Senate timeline. I added some from your thread last night.

[NavySEAL F-16]

I found this Kerry quote over at Winter Soldier and was wondering if the timeline on this had ever been verified of when he actually went to Saigon to meet with General Abams?

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We established an American presence in most cases by showing the flag and firing at sampans and villages along the banks. Those were our instructions, but they seemed so out of line that we finally began to go ashore, against our orders, and investigate the villages that were supposed to be our targets. We discovered we were butchering a lot of innocent people, and morale became so low among the officers on those 'swift boats' that we were called back to Saigon for special instructions from Gen. Abrams. He told us we were doing the right thing. He said our efforts would help win the war in the long run. That's when I realized I could never remain silent about the realities of the war in Vietnam.

-- John Kerry in the Washington Star, June 6, 1971

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He says he went with over Swift Boat officers.

[AndrewC]

November 1969 Jeremy Rifkin and Tod Ensign launched a new organization called the Citizens Commissions of Inquiry (CCI) to publicize American war crimes in Indochina, in response to a public call from the Bertrand Russell Foundation in New York

Why is this important to the subject of John Kerry?

[Defiant1]

I'm so glad you did this. I was starting something on this order today. It is important to be able to see this from a broader perspective not to focus on the time in Vietnam but to show the character trends that help support his "war crimes" and acts of treason. I have bookmarked your archive site but how do I get some additions to you?

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Nice work! Bookmarking...

[christie]

Disgusting statement and another lie. Better FReepers that I might be able to make head or tails out of John F. Kerry's various versions.

[Fedora]

Thanks--nice work! Here's one correction I'd suggest:

John has an older brother, Cameron, and two younger sisters, Diane and Peggy.

Actually Peggy is John's older sister.

[Fedora]

PS: Also, Cameron is John's younger brother. Peggy is oldest, John is second.

[demlosers]

Cool. Good job and bookmarked.

[Mister Sophisticate]

Nice job. And if I could add one very technical correction, please. It's a bit more accurate to say that Kerry was released from active duty and then transferred to Naval Reserve status, rather than saying he was actually discharged at that point. In formal terms, he wouldn't be really discharged until after he had completed his reserve obligation. (Tolja it was technical.)

Bookmarking for future reference.

[christie]

If you have additions, just post here or send me a Freepmail. I still have many articles to read and additions to make. It's a work in progress for sure.

[Fedora]

Kerry then voluntarily enlisted in the Navy.

Actually Naval Reserve--Unfit for Command emphasizes this distinction. Also on this:

He had read a book about President Kennedy's World War II experiences on a patrol boat, PT-109, which helped inspire Kerry to volunteer for duty on a Navy patrol boat in Vietnam.

Another reason Kerry wanted patrol boat duty was because he thought he could avoid actual combat that way. He mentioned this in an interview, believe it or not.

[phasma proeliator]

So, it seems to me - from this timeline - that he served more than four months "in vietnam"...?

[Interesting Times]

I found this Kerry quote over at Winter Soldier and was wondering if the timeline on this had ever been verified of when he actually went to Saigon to meet with General Abams?

That's the same event where the well-known photo of Coastal Division 11 skippers was taken.

[phasma proeliator]

Unless "supporting aircraft carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin off North Vietnam. "

Is not considered serving in Vietnam...?

[christie]

Thanks. Not many mentions of his sisters at all, so the information I had was probably wrong.