I find it a bit puzzling that most of the attention is focused upon the medals when by far the most serious problem is his behavior upon returning to the USA. Those later actions did great damage to Vietnam Vets. It's great to see them rise up to get their stolen honor back. That should be the big story.
Both aspects are windows into his character. Kerry's willingness to lie for self-promotion is important to know. It's important because it reinforces the fact that Kerry ALSO lied about atrocities, again for personal advantage.
I agree with you, the false witness regarding atrocities is a farther-reaching transgression -- it had a material negative effect on literally millions of people. Innocent Asian civilians were slaughtered by communists, and American soldiers were scorned, when they should have been cheered.
The attack on Phony Kerry's war record are off shore artillery to work the MSM minefields on the beach and heavy gun placements, also to draw the enemy into false fronts while he burns his resources and we conserve ours.
Rumor has it that the main assault will be in the next week at Senator Kerry's record beach, following the Cambodia ditch around the NYT guns (that can only fire from the left) then linking with the Blog units...
Never fear. This is groundwork only.