[Right_in_Virginia]

"Some of his crew confided that they did not receive any fire from shore, but that Kerry had fired a mortar round at close range to some rocks on shore. The crewman thought that the injury was caused by a fragment ricocheting from that mortar round when it struck the rocks.

That seemed to fit the injury which I treated....The wound was covered with a bandaid."

I am without speech....but, not surprise.

[Ann Archy]

Are these the SAME crew members that are sticking by Kerry's story??? Maybe they are really "The Band-Aid Brothers"....not "The Band of Brothers"....which is it?

[spoiler2]

"they did not receive any fire from shore, but that Kerry had fired a mortar round at close range to some rocks on shore."

This appears to mean that Kerry was just shooting up stuff along the shoreline, with a mortar no less, probably wanting to see what sort of damage he could do, as the boat patrolled along.

If he hadn't been the superior officer, his superior would have told him to stow it, and quit wasting ammo!

[Shermy]

"Some of his crew confided that they did not receive any fire from shore, but that Kerry had fired a mortar round at close range to some rocks on shore."

Hey, we haven't had a "Hold Muh Beer" alert in a while. I think this qualifies.

Maybe a "Hold Muh Gin & Tonic"?