Charles Farley
2004-08-20 02:37:01 UTC
From the book "Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed
of Its Heroes and Its History"...
During a 1992 bid for presidency, Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa
claimed that he had served as a pilot in Vietnam. His claim
had surfaced eight years before, during a 1984 bid for re-election
to the Senate, when Harkin boasted that he had served one year
in Vietnam flying F-4s and F-8s on combat air patrols and photo-
reconnaissance support missions. Challenged by Sen. Barry
Goldwater, Harkin did a quick shuffle, claiming that he had
actually flown combat sorties over Cuba during the sixties.
Harkin finally admitted he had not seen combat but had served
as a ferry pilot stationed in Atsugi, Japan, flying aircraft to
be repaired from Atsugi to the Philippines. When pressed by
reporters to explain how much time he really spent in Vietnam,
Harkin estimated that over a year, he flew in and out of Vietnam
a dozen or so times.
But Harkin's military record showed no Vietnam service decorations.
He finally conceded he had not flown combat air patrols in Vietnam
and began describing himself as a Vietnam 'era' vet.
See also:
Associated Press
August 14, 2004
Harkin calls Cheney a 'coward'
DES MOINES -- Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) called Vice President
Dick Cheney a "coward" for avoiding service in Vietnam...
http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2004/08/14/news/breaking_news/0dff4c5470efba8a86256ef00074d537.txt
---
"I think Iraq is the most serious and imminent threat
to our country."
- John Edwards
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0202/24/le.00.html
"The real war on terror is not military -- it is an
intelligence gathering and law enforcement operation."
- John Kerry
"I wish they had a delete button on LexisNexis."
- John Kerry
of Its Heroes and Its History"...
During a 1992 bid for presidency, Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa
claimed that he had served as a pilot in Vietnam. His claim
had surfaced eight years before, during a 1984 bid for re-election
to the Senate, when Harkin boasted that he had served one year
in Vietnam flying F-4s and F-8s on combat air patrols and photo-
reconnaissance support missions. Challenged by Sen. Barry
Goldwater, Harkin did a quick shuffle, claiming that he had
actually flown combat sorties over Cuba during the sixties.
Harkin finally admitted he had not seen combat but had served
as a ferry pilot stationed in Atsugi, Japan, flying aircraft to
be repaired from Atsugi to the Philippines. When pressed by
reporters to explain how much time he really spent in Vietnam,
Harkin estimated that over a year, he flew in and out of Vietnam
a dozen or so times.
But Harkin's military record showed no Vietnam service decorations.
He finally conceded he had not flown combat air patrols in Vietnam
and began describing himself as a Vietnam 'era' vet.
See also:
Associated Press
August 14, 2004
Harkin calls Cheney a 'coward'
DES MOINES -- Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) called Vice President
Dick Cheney a "coward" for avoiding service in Vietnam...
http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2004/08/14/news/breaking_news/0dff4c5470efba8a86256ef00074d537.txt
---
"I think Iraq is the most serious and imminent threat
to our country."
- John Edwards
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0202/24/le.00.html
"The real war on terror is not military -- it is an
intelligence gathering and law enforcement operation."
- John Kerry
"I wish they had a delete button on LexisNexis."
- John Kerry