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When Kerry's Patrol Craft Fast 94 received a B-40 rocket shot from shore, he hot dogged his craft beaching it in the center of the enemy position. To his surprise, an enemy soldier sprang up from a hole not ten feet from Patrol Craft 94 and fled.

The boat's machine gunner hit and wounded the fleeing Viet Cong as he darted behind a hootch. The twin .50s gunner fired at the Viet Cong. He said he "laid 50 rounds" into the hootch before Kerry leaped from the boat and dashed in to administer a "coup de grace" to the wounded Viet Cong. Kerry returned with the B-40 rocket and launcher.

Kerry was given a Silver Star for his actions.

31 posted on 02/14/2004 9:58:48 AM PST by FormerACLUmember (Man rises to greatness if greatness is expected of him)

To: FormerACLUmember

Are there public records of who was or was not awarded a medal? Does the military keep track so people can ask?

84 posted on 02/14/2004 12:32:43 PM PST by longtermmemmory (Vote!)

To: FormerACLUmember

If the RPG was less than ten feet from his boat it should not have armed itself. Kerry's boat had a five foot draft, how did he get so close to shore?

100 posted on 02/14/2004 3:55:32 PM PST by U S Army EOD (Volunteer for EOD and you will never have to worry about getting wounded.)

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