Wednesday, August 25, 2004
The dog that didn't
bark.
Kerry speaks of his swiftboat pet:
Close enough to catch a collie, close enough to have something to say about what went on that day. Unless, of course, it's an imaginary dog.
It might have been real. After all, Martin Sheen had one in Apocalypse Now.
Kerry speaks of his swiftboat pet:
"One day as our Swift Boat was heading up a river, a mine exploded hard under our boat," he continued. "After picking ourselves up, we discovered VC was MIA (missing in action). 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."
Said Mr. Kerry: "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."
Close enough to catch a collie, close enough to have something to say about what went on that day. Unless, of course, it's an imaginary dog.
It might have been real. After all, Martin Sheen had one in Apocalypse Now.
