"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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The log book of the USS Gridely has been checked and it was in SEA for
five
weeks during Kerry's 12 month tour on the ship. So, Kerry did not serve
16
monts in country.

Just goes to prove that if enough people repeat the same lies over and
over,
pretty soon a great number of folks begin to believethem.

It appears that you are falling into the repeating of lies.

Excuse me!

I see that you don't know the difference between SEA and sea. SEA is South
East Asia and sea is water.

The ship was at sea for five weeks out of a 52-week year. So he was five
weeks
short of 16 months.

No, the ship was in SEA for five weeks of Kerry's 52 week tour.

So, let's test truth here. Rush Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage, and the rest of
your
cheerleaders all keep repeating "four months in Viet Nam!"

You need to refer to Kerry's military history posted on Kerry's website.

I said 16 months, as he was on duty on a ship that was patrolling the
coast of
Viet Nam for (most of) 12-months.

Ships in that era did not patrol off the coast of anything for 12 mounts.
They usual tour of duty was 6 months or 9 months. With a six month crusie
the ship would leave port in May and return in November. It takes a while to
get from Hawaii or San Diego to SEA and there are ports of call and other
activities that you are involved in which limited your time on station off
the coast of North and South Vietnam.

Right Wing Hate Radio Version: "Four months in Viet Nam"

Gould's Version: Sixteen months.

If we pick nits and subtract the five weeks the ship was at sea, we are
still
left with
14 months, 3 weeks.

Your ignorance is showing.


Who is making a better effort to be accurate?

Not you. You have are picking and choosing the informaiton you want to
present.