Jumped off the plane got a cut, jumped in his boat got another cut, stepped off his boat got yet another cut... 3 Purple hearts and ticket out of Vietnam.... Practically on the same day.
He basically boated up and down the Mekong delta surfing and playing rock and roll tune for a month. And his boat didn’t come close to taking anybody even remotely akin to Captain Willard to Cambodia or anywhere else.
Kerry then he spent months in congress describing atrocities by American troops, things he could only dream up because he was never even close to any real combat.
Don’t forget the multiple uniforms and personal video recorder, to preserve the experience.
No @sshole you didn’t vote, you abstained.