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hitler: 6. swiftboating Swiftboating is a term used to describe
the campaign waged by a group named "Swiftvets and POW's for
Truth" against presidential candidate John F. Kerry. A swiftboat
is a navy craft with a shallow draft used in the Vietnam war
(PCF - Patrol Craft - Fast); It is armed with machine guns,
usually from two fixed points. It is the type of craft that
Kerry served on in the Vietnam war. Many (not all) of the
swiftvets served with John Kerry and didn't believe he was
presidential material. They went public with their beliefs.
Among their claims was that Kerry gamed the system by receiving
Purple Heart Medals for minor injuries in an effort to end his
tour of duty. Kerry received three Purple Hearts in four months
and shows no debilitating injury; which is most unusual.
Moreover, he will not release his service medical records. The
intersection of this data strongly suggests that the claims of
the swiftboaters has a good foundation.  The