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This graphic also states under #3 that at 9:45am Kerry was wounded attempting to destroy rice reserve with grenade.

This wounding is what earned him his 3rd Purple Heart, this supports what the Swiftvets have said all along that Kerry's 3rd PH was awarded under false pretense. The medal commendation itself says Kerry was wounded and bleeding from schrapnel from the mine explosion. And only Kerry and his crew say there was a second mine, the other vets say there was never a second explosion.

[tuesday afternoon]

On the count of three, they tossed their grenades into the hole and ran.

Evidently, Kerry did not run fast enough. "He got some frags and pieces of rice in his rear end," Rassmann said with a laugh... An unsigned "personnel casualty report," however, erroneously implies that Kerry suffered "shrapnel wounds in his left buttocks" later in the day, following the mine explosion

Is this the shrapnel in his leg referred to in his current ad?

[AndrewC]

The medal commendation itself says Kerry was wounded and bleeding from schrapnel from the mine explosion.

Yes the medal citation states that, but the paperwork sent up states otherwise.

Bronze Star recommendation

"LTJG Kerry, from his exposed position on the bow of the boat, managed to pull LT. Rassman aboard despite the painful wound in his right arm."

The "bleeding" came from somewhere else. Plus, how was he wounded when he was inside of the pilot house?

[AndrewC]

Here is more information on Kerry's medal taken from Chicago tribune. The reference for his last purple heart says he got it for shrapnel[probably rice grains --AC] wounds in the left buttock and contusions to his right forearm.