I just want that repeated, as it is correct according to what my husband has been saying since Kerry's Silver Star has been discussed. Non-military people just didn't understand that a Silver Star wouldn't be awarded for anything but valor.
The issue of the combat "V" device on the Silver Star is in fact a VERY BIG DEAL. This would never be the result of an administrative error or bureaucratic SNAFU. Only a prig who has limited knowledge of military honor and tradition but unlimited ego would gild the lily like this. It is a clear indication of an attempt to deceive. It is an indication of a very serious character flaw...a braggart...a ponce. This incident alone causes all with military experience to sneer in derision at the stuffed shirt that is Kerry.