The reason this is noteworthy is not to give a blank check to vile vet-bashing tactics.
However, it debunks several things that the Democrats have been asserting in recent days. Several Democrats have asserted that they have NEVER EVER EVER questioned anyone's honorable military service and HOW DARE BUSH (the lying draft dodging awol commander in thief who kills babies for Halliburton) stand back and not condemn the Swift Boat Veterans For Truth.
What is funny is that one of Dole's purple hearts was self inflicted - he threw a grenade and it bounced off a tree. Minor injuries like Kerry's - treated with bandage.