[Terry Mross]

Like I said, when I was in you couldn't purchase medals. You had to get them from personel. For instance, when we qualified in the Seabees for Expert Rifleman we were handed the citation. We then had to go to personel, present the citation, then we would be handed the medal. The ribbon was purchased at the exchange. I never went to pick up my medal, which I now regret. I purchased a ribbon to wear on my dress uniform.

It sounds like Kerry wanted everyone to THINK he was throwing his medals away. Then again, it appears he asked for replacement medals in 1984. I think he DID throw his medals away. In 1984 he needed them to get the union's backing in his senate bid. Being a high ranking politician it was very quick and easy for him to get his replacements, hang them on his wall, then have the union official over for viewing.

[Skywarner]

"It sounds like Kerry wanted everyone to THINK he was throwing his medals away. Then again, it appears he asked for replacement medals in 1984. I think he DID throw his medals away. In 1984 he needed them to get the union's backing in his senate bid. Being a high ranking politician it was very quick and easy for him to get his replacements, hang them on his wall, then have the union official over for viewing."

BINGO!!!!!!

I would love to hear Kerry's response (or meltdown) when he tries to explain the reason why he needed to replace his medals in the first place. Maybe he was confused and meant to request replacement ribbons??

[jackbill]

Then again, it appears he asked for replacement medals in 1984. I think he DID throw his medals away.

I believe that in Douglas Brinkley's book, he mentions that the medals are in Kerry's Boston house.

We also hear the they're hanging in his DC office.

Perhaps he wanted duplicates so that he wouldn't have to move them back and forth.

I suspect that he's also bought additional copies to hang in his (Teresa's) other houses.