On Brit Hume's show, John O'Neill was asked about this because of the 'official military records' regarding the action. O'Neill said that, as the Commander, John Kerry likely wrote the action report up and sent it up the line. Of course the citation for the other folks would mention enemy fire because that's what the action report, written by Kerry, said, and it is all the guys in the offices had to depend on when awarding the citations.
I believe you are correct. This story is only going to get Kerry into more trouble. The deeper the media looks into this, even in their attempts to support Kerry, the more trouble Kerry will get into. It's very diffcult for Kerry to fight the truth and the memory of 60 swift boat officers, even with help from the liberal media.