[cynicom]

Being Kerry was the only officer around, just who put him in for the Silver Star??? Not the enlisted men???

[concerned about politics]

Being Kerry was the only officer around, just who put him in for the Silver Star???

If I understand correctly, this man in the article would have to sign the OK for the medal. People have to vote and sign the paperwork. It goes up the latter.

There's wayyyy too many questions about that silver star. Maybe he really did pick it up off the ground after an anti-American protest!!!!

[hetzman]

I guess it runs with the name.

Bob Kerry executed civilians and wrote himself up for a Bronze Star with a combat "V"

John F Kerry shots civilians and writes himself up for a Silver Star with a combat "V"

[Uncle Miltie]

"Being Kerry was the only officer around, just who put him in for the Silver Star???"

If recollection serves, he put himself in for the Silver Star, for the incident in which he grounded the boat and debarked to finish off a wounded VC. The grounding was arguably contrary to established policy, according to a contemporaneously deployed swift-boat vet. The killing of the wounded VC was arguably a war crime, depending on circumstances (could Charlie have been captured instead of killed?).

Silver Star!