I’ not so sure about Kerry having Ben a private citizen back then. I haven’t reviewed the time line since ‘04, but IIRC his treason started before he mustered out officially. In any case he still deserves to share hemp with Hanoi Jane!
I wasn’t sure if he was still in the Army, though IIRC, he was wearing his uniform in the pictures from the talks. Wasn’t his ‘Jenjis(sic)Khan’ reference from then, or was that from testimony in front of the US Congress a little later?