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September, 2004

Brothers in Arms, The True Story of the Heroic Crew Members of Patrol Craft Fast 94, the Swift Boat Commanded by Lt. John Kerry (DVD) -- A Film by Paul Alexander

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THE September 7th released documentary to see if you want to know the truth about John Kerry's heroism during the Vietnam War. And this production has nothing to do with the Kerry campaign, as far as we know.

As the Bush Cartel "Willie Horton" Swift Boat Liars have their way with the media and the AWOL Bush-supporting Republicans in America, a documentary coincidentally has emerged that tells the truth about the heroism and patriotism of a crew of Swift Boaters commanded by one Lt. John Kerry. We say, coincidentally, because the director of the documentary had no idea that the ghost of Lee Atwater would be reborn as the Bush Cartel cranked up the Swift Boat Liars Media/Regnery Press lie machine. He simply was recounting, in their own words and historical footage, the camaraderie that developed among a group of young American men patrolling the waters of Vietnam as they regularly faced enemy fire.

This is a surprisingly moving film, a testament to a time when young Americans from different backgrounds -- and different parts of the country -- were thrown together daily facing death and injury in a war where the enemy was both elusive and savvy.

Actual crew members of Patrol Craft Fast 94 casually refute the Bush Cartel GOP Swift Boar liars as they recount their witnessing of Kerry's actions.

This is much more than a documentary that vindicates Kerry (who is just one of the shipmates interviewed); it is a heartfelt account of the impact of war on young men who served America in combat where they daily encountered death and injury.

It is an experience that the un-elected president and vice-president of the United States deliberately avoided while sending other young men to die in a war that they supported, but would not fight in. Just as they are doing to young men and women in Iraq, as their children and the children of their wealthy friends avoid service.

This is not just John Kerry's story; it is a piece of a moving history about a band of brothers who learned to survive as a team.

We expected this film to be somewhat boring and stilted. We found it to be moving, stirring, patriotic, sincere and gripping. It changed our perceptions of the veterans of Vietnam and of Kerry.

Kerry comes off as a composed, fearless leader.

He's a man you would want in the White House, when the nation is under fire.

He wouldn't be reading a story about a pet goat until one of his handlers told him what to do. Under fire, John Kerry handles things himself.

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