Unfit for Command | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

John Kerry - This is the main subject of the book, the 2004 DNC candidate for the office of the President of the United States, who is portrayed as a manipulative politician who reluctantly joined the U.S. Naval Reserve, served in a selfish and cowardly way, and used the war for political and personal gain.

John O'Neill - This is the primary author who challenged the subject of the book in a 1971 televised broadcast and comments throughout the book on events he witnessed while serving in Vietnam.

Jerome R. Corsi - This...
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