Comments on: When Pigs Sail

By: Byron Skinner

Byron Skinner — Mon, 08 Aug 2005 18:38:29 +0000

I may be wrong on this but the ship pictured with this story is not the FSF 1 “Sea Fighter” recently home ported in San Diego.
As for the “Duke Stir” good ridence. My Congresional District is next to his and I’ve been involved in Veterans and Military activities in the San Diego area since leaving the Army in 1967. Congressman Cunningham’s contribution to building a stronger national defense and in protectioning Veterans Rights have been minimal at best.
He is much more interested in promoting himself with Defense Contractors and carrying their water up the hill then taking care of his fellow Veterans or of those actively serving their country.
Do not be shocked if this “Hero” finds plenty of post congressional service with the “Military Defense Industry”.
My Congresswoman, Rep. Susan Davis (Ca.,Dem., 49th. District) a very Liberal Democrat has a much sounder record in supporting a strong defense of America and Veterans then Congressman Cunningham has ever had.
Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham has traded mostly on his Vietnam War exploits. He is far more interested in haveing his Navy Cross upgraded to the CMH then to the current state of affairs of the Military and Veterans of his district.
There are several of his former shipmates who served with him (U.S.S. Constillation, CV 64) who think the Navy Cross is undeserved.
But that is their business not ours.
ALLONS,
Byron Skinner
“Stewart’s Platoon”

By: ben

ben — Sun, 07 Aug 2005 04:39:19 +0000

I realize that Representative Cunningham may have, ahem, something tawdry to be commented on.
Let us also try valiantly to remember he was the highest scoring ace during the Viet Nam War. If I recall, he was also quite vocal about reestablishing old-school dogfighting lessons for the Navy. This, when his record was established in the Phantom, a plane fielded without a built-in gun.
Not an apologist, merely if you’re going to put in an –ed remark on the guys’s significant history, you might add some mention of this, to remind us that even politicians are complicated.

By: Ron Hume

Ron Hume — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 23:02:19 +0000

I wonder how many armored vest and armor for our guys vehicles that this 79 million could have bought?