[Hurtgen]

I sure would like to get a close look at Kerry's rack of ribbons. I can clearly identify the Silver Star, I believe the Bronze Star on the top row, the Purple Heart on the second row and the Vietnam Service on the bottom row but am having problems with the others. Anyone have a clearer photo in color.

[jrlc]

The photo is from 1971 when Kerry was leading the Vietnam Veterans Against the War -- he and Ted Kennedy were discussing how to get around a Supreme Court decision that the protesters in Washington, DC couldn't sleep on the mall. Kerry may claim he was a "war hero," but so was Benedict Arnold until he decided to undermine Washington and support the British. Kerry worked actively to support Hanoi in his VVAW days, which now he and the liberal media would prefer we all forget. Of course, Hollywood probably would embrace his protests because they were anti-American and served to undermine our military in the field of combat. Both Kennedy and Kerry would also oppose the death penalty in cases involving the murder of innocent young women -- clearly Kennedy would like this issue kept under the rug (or, is that, under the water?).