Quote from book: "You get somebody who fakes a Purple Heart, you know, that's the bottom rung of human conduct. You get somebody who fakes a Purple Heart and uses it to go home early, you're even further down. You get somebody who fakes it, uses it to come home early and then calls everyone else a chicken hawk? Son, you've got a real problem on your hands."
Kerry's senior officer's are now saying they gave Kerry these medals simply TO GET HIM OUT OF THEIR HAIR!