His records are not open--the document that he is hiding is NAVMC(Navy-Marine Corps) Form 1650--the award recommendation (Summary of Action) for his Silver Star. This document details the circumstances of his award and lists the originator's name.I believe he wrote it himself and forged the signature of the originator --an officer who is likely one of the Swift Vets group. If this is true that means Kerry committed a court-martial offense to obtain this award to which he is not entitled.
To boast on his record Kerry has released the NAVMC 1650 for the Bronze Star--why not the more prestigious Silver Star? Kerry will not release this form--if he does his presidential campaign will be over.
Don't go there. We have no need to *guess* at things against Senator Kerry that may or may not be true.
If something that devastating turns out to be true, and gets outed before the state Presidential ballots are all printed after the Republican Convention, then the Dems will simply switch candidates.
If it isn't true, then everyone bantering about that charge gets smeared as a muckraker.
We stand to take damage from *either* possible outcome.
So don't go there.
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OK .. That got my attention
the washington post apparently was able to get the 1650 for thurlow's bronze star..
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/veterans_awardrecommendation.pdf