[Robert A Cook PE]

No - You're EXACTLY wrong:

After 6 months (A SHORT cycle!) in an air-conditioned ship ship off-shore, Kerry specifically requested "light duty" (off shore in Swift boats) when it looked like that was going to be simple, non-contact duty "off-shore" - BUT a way to get "command time" (and a second tour!) to enhance his future promotions.

Once there, he began bitching and protesting about "how to fight" policies and rules of engagement - not only up the local Navy command ranks, but to the CNO (Zumwalt) and Commander of the whole Vietnam forces. As part of that, how many of these "threatened mutinies" were sponsored BY Kerry's action, and not "prevented by" Kerry's actions?

He got three minor wounds, and used that as an administrative way to leave. Abandoning his shipmates and hsi mission. But getting back home.

Yeah. Right. Some heroic action. "Buckets of Purple Hearts" heroic in your eye only.

[wtc911]

Are you denigrating every serviceman who earned one of those "buckets of PHs" or just Kerry who got three by saying that they are heroic in my eyes only?

Don't bother to answer, I've had enough spin for today. or go ahead if you can't help yourself.