[JulieRNR21]

Here's what Webster's Dictionary says:

Main Entry: con·tu·sion
Pronunciation: k&n-'tü-zh&n, -'tyü-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English conteschown, from Middle French contusion, from Latin contusion-, contusio, from contundere to pound, bruise, from com- + tundere to beat; akin to Gothic stautan to strike, Sanskrit tudati he pushes
Date: 15th century
: injury to tissue usually without laceration : BRUISE 1a
- con·tuse /-'tüz, -'tyüz/ transitive verb

It is a BRUISE. I understood that a Purple Heart was awarded for WOUNDS that required medical treatment. No treatment is usually given for bruises!

[MeekOneGOP]

Meehan responded, "Senator Kerry's record on the military is one we are running on, not running from. We are happy to compare Senator Kerry's record of service to anybody in the Bush campaign who has or has not served."

Bush was in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, but did not serve in combat. Bush released hundreds of pages of his Vietnam-era military records in February to counter Democrats' suggestions that he shirked his duty in the Texas Air National Guard.

Heck, I'd like to compare POST-Military service records !

Kerry 02-03-2004:
"For the second time this week a New England Patriot Won!"

Vietnam Veterans Against John Kerry
(Click here or on the pic)

John Kerry's History Page
(Click here)

Hanoi Jane: Yesterday's Fiery Communist Revolutionary
She's today's very rich capitalist
(See post #157)

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What Dubya has accomplished in his first 34 months in office
(see post #43)