John E. O-Neill

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Category: Swift Boat controversy

One of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

O'Neill hasn't been truthful about his own military service.

A bitter old man who Kerry made a fool of on National TV He served just under one year on Swift Boats in Vietnam, and of a fifteen month tour on a minesweeper, about three months in Market Time patrols off the coast of Vietnam, making total service in Vietnam about 15 months .

History of USS Woodpecker But O'Neill repeatedly misrepresented his 15 months of service: For instance, he repeatedly claimed to have served "almost three years" in Vietnam. US Mayors Conference<p> Statement to Committee<p> Cavett Debate In addition, he claimed to have served "much of the prior two years" before his Swift Boat duty in "waters adjacent to Vietnam" Statement to Committee (it was three months), to have served in Coastal Division 11 for one year Statement to Committee Cavett Debate(it was about eight months), and to have served "in the same place" as Kerry for 18 months Cavett Debate (see all above). Furthermore, he has claimed that he "took over [Kerry's boat] after he requested early departure" Opinion Journal, but he actually took command of PCF 94 over five months after Kerry left Vietnam (see service record, above).