Kerry, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, was targeted by a group called "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" that released a series of ads accusing him of lying about his service -- an infamous campaign ...

The Republican smear campaign — in which questions were raised over Kerry’s military awards as a swift boat commander during ...

Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens sued a founder of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, which attacked presidential candidate John Kerry’s war record, claiming William E. Franke refuses to pay a $3.1 million ...

Vance's attacks are "reminiscent of the 2004 campaign to discredit the distinguished war record of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry." Those 2004 "'Swift boat' attacks," The New York ...