All Veterans for Kerry brought Del Sandusky, a Vietnam vet who actually served directly with John Kerry in 1968, to Gainesville, Florida last Wednesday (8-18-04). Sandusky had high praise for Kerry saying, "He would never leave anyone behind."
Unfortunately, a small group of vocal anti-Kerry protesters also attended the meeting.
Sandusky recounted their days patrolling the waters of the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. Sandusky, who served as Kerry's crew chief on a swift boat, said Kerry deserved the war medals he won.
Other veterans have claimed that Kerry lied about combat conditions when he won his first Purple Heart.
But Sandusky said those veterans have created a "smear campaign."
"Some of them have stretched truths to the point that they're bald-face lies," Sandusky said. "None of those men served on the same boat Kerry was on - but I did." Gainesville Sun
Not to be outdone by the appearance of someone who actually served with Kerry in Vietnam, The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, Vietnam Veterans Against Kerry and Veterans for Bush will hold a political rally Saturday from 2 to 10 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. at the Downtown Community Plaza.
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