Drudge just had this story on his Sunday radio show (8/28/04). The reporter for the Chicago Sun Times who is digging into this story, Thomas Lipscomb, was on Drudge's show and said he is still digging.
The question raised in their conversation is how does a fake certificate for a silver star and with the "V" designation get produced? The "V" designation is definately a mistake, they said.
And they said the following words were added to the citation. They wondered how that got done. Did Kerry write them himself? asked Drudge and Lipscomb
"By his brave action, bold initiative, and unwavering devotion to duty, Lieutenant (jg) Kerry reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of The United States Navel Service."
Lipscomb said he will keep digging but the only way to find out may be for Kerry to release his records. Something is going to break on this story much bigger than it already has.
Oh, and can I add, Kerry Is A Fake!
Thanks for this feedback re the author of this article and what he said on Drudge.
Two points need to be added for those not familiar with the medals and the creativity by Kerry to get them.
1. Many feel that Kerry used his own typewriter, which he brought to Nam, and entered his own recommendations on Navy forms, for his Medals, when he was in Nam.
2. Flash foward to the Clintoon years, one of Kerry's oldest buddies, Wade R. Sanders, who was a river boat guy, also, served as an Asst Sec of the Navy. One can only imagine what was done to records under his watch. What if a left Sanders overstaff member created the wording for the Kerry's silver star with the very special V, and then that leftover staff member used Lehman's autopen to produce this special wording for the citation.
BTTT!