The BIG Deal in my mind is this citation was clearly produced at a later time. The BIG DEAL also is WHY? Was it to edit something out, like going behind hooch which in 1996 Kerry announced did not ever happen? Has anyone ever seen the Hyman citation prior to say, 2000? Has Kerry ever given an explanation to why he has THREE citations for the same award?
The original, Hyland memo? Clearly produced at a later time? NONSENSE. What is your evidence? If you say its justification, I'm gonna come over there and slap you. (Just kidding about that.)
Seriously, the justification argument has been blown out of the water. 3 other examples from the same time period have been produced on this very thread showing that professional justification was commonplace on such awards. And the fact that all 3 used different typefaces makes it reasonable to believe that yet another typeface was employed on Kerry's.
So again you have no typographical evidence that this memo was not produced in its proper timeframe.
I will say of course that the existence of 3 different versions is a serious mystery.