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If someone loses their awards, or if the serviceman's record book is destroyed for some reason, a copy of the original document is retrieved

But he didn't lose them. Kerry's website posted them, so he still has the earlier versions. Maybe he reported them lost, but....well, another lie.

Note: Just to be accurate, Kerry's website posted two citations for the Bronze and two for the Silver. They did NOT post the earliest known Silver citation...the one signed by Zumwalt. We found that one at findlaw.com. And its language is significantly different from the two versions posted by Kerry.

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But he didn't lose them. Kerry's website posted them, so he still has the earlier versions. Maybe he reported them lost, but....well, another lie.

Heheheh. He didn't lose the medals either. He threw them away on purpose.

They did NOT post the earliest known Silver citation...the one signed by Zumwalt. We found that one at findlaw.com. And its language is significantly different from the two versions posted by Kerry.

Yes, that one runs more than one page (against regulations) and contains a description of events that day that is helpful to reconstruct history. Elliott, who signed off on the Silver Star, says he would NOT have done so, if Kerry's after action report recited only the same events that are recited in Kerry's book, "Tour of Duty."