First, I will state that I am a Conservative Republican, and I disagreed with many of JFK's political positions, and I blame him for the mess that was the Vietnam War. I was a child when he was assassinated, and I'm a life-long student of World War II history. I admired his service, and his heroism, during WWII.
This is a mockumentary staffed with "experts" who are almost all too young to have a clue, and they fire off their disparagement like fireworks on the 4th of July! A number of their comments let their personal prejudices take center stage.
Multiple statements early on are historically inaccurate, including the claim that PT Boats were the primary naval presence in the Pacific after Pearl Harbor, when in fact, it was submarines.
The infamous "racing into dock" episode is misrepresented as some type of unforgivable anomaly when, in fact, it was common practice that crews tried to be first at the pier because they got refueled and released first. Anyone who has ever served in the military has seen similar traditions develop. No commander would've court-martialed an officer in wartime for something like this!
All this effort to question the heroism of someone who never had to serve, who volunteered, pressed for combat duty. It's pathetic. Most laughable is the attempt to claim that the Japanese Destroyer Captain was attempting to avoid the collision, rather than attempting it! That's just an insane assertion! PT boats were made of plywood and any Japanese Captain would leap at the chance to ram one! This one claim alone attests to the incompetence of the "experts" commenting here!
They talk about Kennedy confessing his responsibility to another PT boat captain, but never recognize the fact that EVERY captain accepts responsibility for what happens to his ship, as well as the testimony of that other captain that what Kennedy was doing was common practice. Again, taken out of context and misrepresented.
The prejudice continues to be highlighted as they try to paint Kennedy's attempts to seek rescue as somehow, defying Navy regulations, foolhardy, reckless, and then admit that no effort was being made by the Navy to search for survivors. They continue to credit the coast watcher for sending natives out to look for survivors, while conveniently ignoring Kennedy's island to island excursions are the only reason they contacted him!
Seriously, everyone involved in this project should be barred from participating in future documentaries! They are better qualified to be discussing ancient aliens and UFOs.
An interesting, and suspicious, claim is that Kennedy's 2nd in command had already written a detailed position report before Kennedy carved his message on the famous coconut. Really? Why are we only hearing this now, and how credible is it really? Think about it. Unexpectedly dumped into the water, multiple swims between islands and this guys supposedly has both a pencil and useable paper for a detailed message on a desert island??? LOL.
Now we get to the idea that both General MacArthur and Admiral Halsey wanted Kennedy stripped of his command for losing his boat. Really? Are we supposed to believe that two of the men most concerned with prosecuting the war in the Pacific gave a damn about the loss of one plywood PT boat? Seriously? Especially MacArthur, who had escaped blame for the lack of preparedness of his command in the Philippines, despite the warning of the attack on Pearl Harbor!
This program is nothing less than a second assassination attempt on JFK, this one a character assassination. It should be removed from streaming as a disservice to those who really want to understand WWII and the battle of the Pacific.
This is a mockumentary staffed with "experts" who are almost all too young to have a clue, and they fire off their disparagement like fireworks on the 4th of July! A number of their comments let their personal prejudices take center stage.
Multiple statements early on are historically inaccurate, including the claim that PT Boats were the primary naval presence in the Pacific after Pearl Harbor, when in fact, it was submarines.
The infamous "racing into dock" episode is misrepresented as some type of unforgivable anomaly when, in fact, it was common practice that crews tried to be first at the pier because they got refueled and released first. Anyone who has ever served in the military has seen similar traditions develop. No commander would've court-martialed an officer in wartime for something like this!
All this effort to question the heroism of someone who never had to serve, who volunteered, pressed for combat duty. It's pathetic. Most laughable is the attempt to claim that the Japanese Destroyer Captain was attempting to avoid the collision, rather than attempting it! That's just an insane assertion! PT boats were made of plywood and any Japanese Captain would leap at the chance to ram one! This one claim alone attests to the incompetence of the "experts" commenting here!
They talk about Kennedy confessing his responsibility to another PT boat captain, but never recognize the fact that EVERY captain accepts responsibility for what happens to his ship, as well as the testimony of that other captain that what Kennedy was doing was common practice. Again, taken out of context and misrepresented.
The prejudice continues to be highlighted as they try to paint Kennedy's attempts to seek rescue as somehow, defying Navy regulations, foolhardy, reckless, and then admit that no effort was being made by the Navy to search for survivors. They continue to credit the coast watcher for sending natives out to look for survivors, while conveniently ignoring Kennedy's island to island excursions are the only reason they contacted him!
Seriously, everyone involved in this project should be barred from participating in future documentaries! They are better qualified to be discussing ancient aliens and UFOs.
An interesting, and suspicious, claim is that Kennedy's 2nd in command had already written a detailed position report before Kennedy carved his message on the famous coconut. Really? Why are we only hearing this now, and how credible is it really? Think about it. Unexpectedly dumped into the water, multiple swims between islands and this guys supposedly has both a pencil and useable paper for a detailed message on a desert island??? LOL.
Now we get to the idea that both General MacArthur and Admiral Halsey wanted Kennedy stripped of his command for losing his boat. Really? Are we supposed to believe that two of the men most concerned with prosecuting the war in the Pacific gave a damn about the loss of one plywood PT boat? Seriously? Especially MacArthur, who had escaped blame for the lack of preparedness of his command in the Philippines, despite the warning of the attack on Pearl Harbor!
This program is nothing less than a second assassination attempt on JFK, this one a character assassination. It should be removed from streaming as a disservice to those who really want to understand WWII and the battle of the Pacific.
