August 16, 2004

MORE JOHN KERRY WAR STORIES -- too good to be true?:
When I was serving on a swiftboat in Vietnam, my crewmates and I had a dog we called VC. We all took care of him, and he stayed with us and loved riding on the swiftboat deck. I think he provided all of us with a link to home and a few moments of peace and tranquility during a dangerous time. One day as our swiftboat was heading up a river, a mine exploded hard under our boat. After picking ourselves up, we discovered VC was MIA. Several minutes of frantic search followed after which we thought we'd lost him. We were relieved when another boat called asking if we were missing a dog. It turns out VC was catapulted from the deck of our boat and landed confused, but unhurt, on the deck of another boat in our patrol.
One of John Kerry's answers to the "Humane USA Presidential 2044 Candidate Questionaire" for HumaneUSA PAC, which is supporting Kerry for President.

(Thanks to reader Bill Modahl for the tip.) Posted by Greg Ransom | TrackBack