[FR_addict]

All I know is he lied about the soldiers serving in Vietnam after he got out saying that most were committing war crimes on a routine basis. It turns out he met with a North Vietnamese delegation in France after lying about it.

If there was a way to figure out how to receive Purple Hearts for phony wounds, I believe he would have done it.
It's been reported that he said he missed two days of service for the three wounds.

Let's wait and see if this story has legs. There is some reason he won't release his military records.

[findingtruth]

I was over there myself, and I never heard of any Purple Hearts for phony wounds, but I have heard of some for minor wounds -- wounds which most people would have shrugged off. The problem is that any injury, even a minor one, if caused by enemy action, made you eligible for a Purple Heart.

Kerry's Silver Star I'm not sure about. It seems pretty excessive for chasing and shooting a VC who was trying to escape.

[wingman1]

Kerry's actions after his return from RVN contributed to the public perception that soldiers who served in RVN were baby killers.

Using that same logic, would it be a stretch to say that other soldiers, who received medals, may also be judged by the same (Kerry) standard, if his awards prove to fraudulant?

I believe so.

That is what makes me hope that if there is some type of search done, that it shows Kerry did legitimately earn these awards.

Sorry, but this may backfire and earn Kerry sympathy that will translate into votes in his column.

[yoe]

"...he lied about the soldiers serving in Vietnam after he got out saying that most were committing war crimes on a routine basis."

It was his duty to report ASAP, the atrocities he says he saw - Kerry did not! If any of what he said is true, he was derelict in his duty to report all of it yet he was not questioned about this when he addressed congress. The “fix” must have been on even then.

[daybreakcoming]

Has any interviewer in any media ever asked him outright just what were his "wounds"? Serous question