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August 14, 2004 Alston Never Served Under Kerry Thanks to reader Lori in Texas, I think we've just about pieced the record together on David Alston and his supposed service under John Kerry's command.
gives the timing on Kerry's command of PCF-94: In January 1969, Sandusky's boat, PCF-94, came under attack during one such ambush. Ted Peck, the officer in charge, and another crewman were seriously wounded. The boat was sinking and on fire, but Sandusky steered it back to safety. They counted 155 bullet holes in the boat and found a live enemy rocket in the main cabin. For his actions, Sandusky would receive the Bronze Star. With their officer headed home, the crew of PCF-94 needed a leader. jg John Kerry, whose crew on PCF-44 had rotated back home, needed men to lead. "I was sure glad he came along," Sandusky said, "because to be honest, I didn't want to take command." In that time, Kerry would earn a Silver Star, a Bronze Star and add two Purple Hearts to the one he received earlier. Alston received his serious wounds in that same exact battle that took Peck out of service. On January 29th, Alston was medevaced out to a hospital with head wounds and no records indicate that he ever returned to the unit. In fact, Kerry received a replacement, Fred Short, on 28 February as a replacement for Alston. Now what does that tell us about Kerry and his Viet Nam narrative? That conspiracy was intended to give John Kerry cover against exactly the kind of campaign he faces from the other Swiftvets. Obviously, Sandusky remembers the dates well enough, and Kerry could easily have gotten them from him if he wanted to be as specific as his other dates on the timeline. Otherwise, why would they have allowed David Alston to speak at the convention about his experiences serving with John Kerry on the boat? Those who served on PCF-94 surely remember that Alston never served under Kerry; Sandusky specifically recalls Peck being wounded and removed from command, but he wouldn't remember that Alston left at the same time? After holding Alston up as an expert on his leadership, he'll be hard pressed to explain how that expertise came to Alston from a hospital bed miles away from Kerry and his old PCF. If this gets out to the mainstream media, this story kills Kerry's campaign. This isn't just a guy embellishing his war record -- this is a deliberate and longstanding attempt to mislead and defraud people by creating his own witnesses after the fact. That he could have done such a clumsy job should disqualify him for higher office on that basis alone. UPDATE: Corrected Sandusky's first name from Dale to Del. UPDATE II: I see that Democratic Underground has linked back to this post with a suggestion that they dig up dirt on one of my readers who did research for this series. If you think all of this makes me happy, you're out of your minds. Having a candidate for the presidency who has apparently falsified large parts of his record and encouraged people to lie to back it up isn't funny, it's scary. I suggest that instead of attacking people researching records in the public domain, you spend your time encouraging your candidate to do the same thing you demanded of George Bush -- sign the 180 and release all of his military records. You may not believe it, but I'd love to be proved wrong on this point. But until we see the records, all of the evidence at hand tells us that Alston lied, and that means that Kerry and his other band of brothers are complicit in the lie.
from Ubique Patriam Reminisci According to a bit of amateur journalism by Captain Ed, David Alston, one of Kerry's "Band of Brothers" never served under John Kerry.
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John Kerry's Vietnam stories are unravelling from Sister Toldjah Here's the latest lie, astutely researched and pointed out by Captain's Quarters. It's regarding David Alston, who claimed at the Democratic National Convention to have served "under Kerry" while in Vietnam.
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A real "Served with Kerry" problem from QandO Captain Ed uncovers what appears to be evidence that Kerry "brother" David Alston, who spoke at the Democratic National Convention about his stirring memories of serving under John Kerry in Vietnam, never served with John Kerry at all.
Media taking heat for biased coverage from Media Lies A story from Inside Denver takes the local media to task for their biased coverage of the Christmas in Cambodia story. The San Francisco Examiner talks about the Kerry campaign "imploding".
Tracked on August 14, 2004 05:55 PM >Comments Good work Captain! We both know this is not going to get out to the major media unless someone like Hugh Hewitt forces it down their throat. The best part about this whole story is that the only defence they can muster is to say that he served 'with' John Kerry on another boat. That when John Kerry went on a mission, he wasn't the only boat or commander on that mission. That Alston watched and observed Kerry from a few feet away on another swift boat. But then what does Lanny Davis do when he has been insisting that the Swift Boat Vets for Truth have been saying they too served with John Kerry and yet are given no credit for that service with him. Only those who happened to be on the boat with John Kerry. Looks like Kerry's swift boat is sinking fast, will the media provide him with a paddle?
BorderAgent at August 14, 2004 02:27 AM Great job running this fraud to ground, Cap'n. If it weren't for you and other bloggers, this story probably would never see the light of day. I think that what the Kerry campaign is going to be most remembered for when the dust settles is its breathtaking dishonesty on the matter of Kerry's service, coupled with the stunning chutzpah in assuming that no one would notice or say anything if they did. God help us all if they ever get their hands on the levers of power.
Now, I think the obvious question is, whether the picture of Kerry and the crew of the 94 is a forgery. Personally, I look at the shadows and I say, how can the sun be to Kerry's left and the blond-haired guy's right?
Pat Curley at August 14, 2004 03:28 AM One more possibility: Could Alston have ever served on PCF 44 with Kerry? I know he said PCF 94 at the convention, but it might be possible that he hopped boats at some point in December or early January.
at August 14, 2004 03:48 AM "On January 29th, Alston was medevaced out to a hospital with head wounds and no records indicate that he ever returned to the unit." In fact, if he returned to his boat, there would be no record. Posted by: tom at August 14, 2004 03:49 AM Ann, zero mention of Alston's service in the 44 and anyway, the guy in the glasses is definitely Sandusky (who did not serve on the 44).
Pat Curley at August 14, 2004 04:14 AM Eventually the raw attention getting scandal power of Kerry's mega military service lies will be just to attractive for the Lib Media to ignore. CNN and the Networks have one God they worship more than Marx, Mother Theresa or Kofi Anan.
Ronald Proby at August 14, 2004 04:37 AM Eventually the raw attention getting scandal power of Kerry's mega military service lies will be just to attractive for the Lib Media to ignore. CNN and the Networks have one God they worship more than Marx, Mother Theresa or Kofi Anan.
Alston But Lieutenant Kerry was known for taking the fight straight to the enemy. I can still see him now, standing in the doorway of the pilothouse, firing his M-16, shouting orders through the smoke and chaos.
suddenly there was a booming explosion that literally lifted PCF-94 off the water. Peck was standing in the pilothouse doorway with an M-16 at the ready to start strafing the jungle.
Ann at August 14, 2004 04:52 AM As for the photo, I think it's easily explained away. The whole squadron ti...
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