Claim: Oliver North penned an open letter to Senator John Kerry.
Status: True.
Example: [North, 2004]
Dear John, As usual, you have it wrong. You don't have a beef with President George Bush about your war record. He's been exceedingly generous about your military service. Your complaint is with the I talk to a lot of vets, John, and this really isn't about your medals or how you got them. Like you, I have a Silver Star and a Bronze Star. I only have two Purple Hearts, though. I turned down the others so that I could stay with the Marines in my rifle platoon. But I think you might agree with me, though I've never heard you say it, that the officers always got more medals than they earned and the youngsters we led never got as many medals as they deserved. [Rest of article here.] |
Origins: Oliver
North is a former Marine Lieutenant Colonel and Vietnam veteran who served as an aide to National Security Advisor Admiral John Poindexter in the Reagan administration and is most prominent nowadays for his work as a talk radio host, syndicated columnist, and reporter. (North was convicted on three criminal charges relating to the
The item cited above is the text of one of Oliver North's syndicated "Common Sense" columns, from
Last updated: 7 September 2004
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