His 5 months on the big shipot at sea, then they shipped him off for Swift boat school, then he comes back for 4 months and gets those baby boo, boos. My C-section scar is 1000 times bigger than all 3 of this baby boo, boos put together.
He did a few months off the coast aboard USS Gridley(DLG-21, now CG-21). We didn't call them tours; we called them cruises.
He certainly wouldn't have done any shore-bom with Gridley's 3" guns but he probably received a CAR for being in a combat area. Referring to 2 tours plays up the 'war hero' image. Most of us veterans know how phony that is and more are learning every day.