Hi Pete
Did you ever see the movie PT109. It was about John Kennedy's service as
captain of a patrol boat, PT109. Both John Kerry and John Kennedy served
as patrol boat captains, Kennedy around 1942 during WW II and Kerry
around 1969 during Vietnam.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/galleries/pt109-WWII/
http://www.jfklibrary.org/jfk-manofsea-2.html
I know "Profiles in Courage" by John Kennedy was not about himself.
Below is a good description of Kennedy's book, which I found on Amazon.Com
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In 1954-55 a freshman U.S. Senator from Massachusetts wrote a book
profiling eight of his historical Senatorial colleagues, such men as John
Quincy Adams, Sam Houston, and Robert A. Taft. Instead of focusing on
their storied careers, John F. Kennedy chose to illustrate their acts of
integrity, when they stood alone against tremendous political and social
pressure for what they felt was right.
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Kennedy was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1956 for his book, "Profiles in
Courage". I suppose he could have become a writer, for writing was
definitely one of his many talents. Like Kerry, Kennedy did not hesitate
when our country needed his service, and Kennedy, like Kerry put a great
future on the line for this country. Kenndy's older brother, an Air
Force pilot, wasn't so lucky and sacrificed his life in a dangerous
booming mission over Germany. He volunteered for the mission even after
being told that it was a suicide mission.
A country inevitably losses it finest young me during war, for they are
the men that lead their troop into battle, and they are the first to fall
when enemy fire begins. War is too costly in terms of valuable lives to
ever be used politically. War should never be, unless there is
absolutely no other way.
Regards,
LelandJ
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On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 7:33:52 am CDT Pete Theisen wrote:
Hi Leland!
Run over to the library and pick up a copy of "Profiles in Courage". Hint:
It is *not* about JFK, his service to America or John Kerry.
It takes an a**hole or at least an egotist to produce a film or a book
about yourself, unless it is after you have retired. Kerry clearly
qualifies, JFK did not.
Regards,
Pete
At 10:13 AM 7/30/04 -0500, you wrote:
>My God Michael, you guys are hard on Kerry. What would you guys have
>done, if Kerry had been so disrepectful as to write a book about his
>service to America, like John Kennedy wrote "Profiles in Courage".
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