I don't like the guy, but that's not good information you have.
As a newly commissioned officer, Kerry did his first tour as the electrical engineering department officer aboard the USS Gridley, a guided missile frigate stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin. On 06 June 1968 the Gridley returned to its Long Beach, California home port. Kerry volunteered to go back to Vietnam as a *Brown Water Navy* officer in small river patrol force boats, was promoted to Lieutenant, junior grade on June 16, 1968, and on 17 November 1968 reported in as the officer commanding PCF-44 at Cam Ranh Bay. During his first combat action on 02 December 1968 Lt.JG Kerry was slightly wounded on his arm, earning his first Purple Heart.
Kerry served with two Swift boats while in-country, PCF44 and PCF94. In late January 1969, Kerry took command of PCF94 and its 5-man crew, taking part in 18 missions over 48 days, almost all of them in the Mekong Delta. He got his Purple Hearts and Bronze and Silver Stars while commanding the 94 boat. He was in Vietnam from 17 November 1968 to 27 March 1969, a toatl of four month and ten days- but four very busy months and days.
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