[philman_36]

Did Kerry's friend Droz get any awards that day?
Kerry's medals were deserved, says widow of slain comrade
Rood said that he, Kerry, and Droz agreed to turn their boats into an ambush and that Kerry pursued a Viet Cong with a loaded rocket launcher while the crews were under constant fire. Kerry was awarded the Silver Star for the maneuver, while Droz and Rood received Bronze Stars.

[Fedora]

Thanks for finding that! I was trying to find info on that last night.

I'm curious what the difference is in the after-action reports of what Rood and Droz did vs. what Kerry did that they got Bronze and he got Silver? I found Rood's citation here:

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:8Z_SzIiglKQJ:www.latimes.com/news/politics/2004/chi-040821kerry4-photo,1,6751493.graphic%3Fcoll%3Dla-bottom-elect2004+rood+bronze+star&hl=en