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Dear Mr. Jackson,

Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Navy, John Lehman, signed the final version of Senator Kerry's Silver Star citation. Lehman also signed the final version of Kerry's Bronze Star citation. The Kerry campaign has acknowledged this fact, although its explanation is less than compelling, yet you identified Secretary of the Navy John Chafee as the signer of the third Silver Star Citation.

Lehman has claimed that he has no recollection of ever signing the two citations, and suggested that they were signed with a mechanical signer. He did not deny that the signature on these documents were not his.

The final versions of the Silver Star and Bronze Star citations were most likely produced after Kerry became a senator.

The Swift Boat veterans have steadfastly maintained that Kerry's citations and medals were based on Senator Kerry's own after action reports.

If you doubt that the signature belongs to Mr. Lehman, I suggest you compare it to his signature on the 9/11 Commission's report.

Your careless research of this subject and attempts to discredit Mr. Elliott raise serious doubts about your own objectivity.