Yes, Rassman sounds confused. I think Rassman believes the arm injury alone entitled Kerry to the Purple Heart. It didn't. That was a 'contusion,' or bruising -- no bleeding, nothing broken.
The wound that qualified for a Purple Heart was the shrapnel in the butt -- which Kerry lied about the real cause thereof in his Navy injury report. The underwater mine explosion did not cause it. It was self-inflicted earlier that day, on land, as Kerry tossed a grenade into a rice bin and stayed too close.
Self-inflicted wounds do not qualify for Purple Hearts.
As it has been pointed out... if the shrapnel in Kerry's butt happened due to an underwater mine exploding, how did the RICE end up in his ASS, too???
Prints quite nicely. It will be on display at Cochise County Republican Headquarters later this afternoon. We're holding a meet&greet for some of the local candidates.
Think I might tape a couple to the front windows of the Dem HQ right down the block.