Thanks for the enlightening new info, Ben. :>)
I'm still interested in the 214.
Does anyone have a link to where Kerry's DD214 has been posted?
Here's the link to form 214.
http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/DD214.pdf
Here's the link to everything sKerry has released.
http://www.johnkerry.com/about/john_kerry/military_records.html
Lots of Kerry's (but by NO MEANS, all) have been posted on "johnkerry.com." Some of the documents posted may not be forgeries. Some, like the Lehman Citations are almost certainly forged documents.
There are several DD214s availavble for "Viet Cong" Kerry. The first is dated 15 Dec 66. It discharges Kerry from Naval Officer Candidate School and shows as "Reason and Authority" "Accept Commission" and shows a BUPERS cite.
The next DD214 is dated 03 01(Jan) 70 and shaows as "Type of Transfer or Discharge," "RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AND TRANSFERED TO NAVAL RESERVE."
There is a letter of Feb 18 1978 discharging Kerry from the Naval Reserve but it has not related DD214 and, of course, should. There is a DD215 dated 20010312 (March 12, 2001) correcting the DD214 of 03-01-70.
Kerry is refusing to release honest copies of all his military records because they would show that he was discharged from the USNR under other than honorable conditions in mid-1970 or early 1971 and was then, later pardoned by Jimmy Carter in 1977. There are also documents that demonstrate his efforts to get his records adjusted.
Look at Traitor John's site. There are lots of military documents. Some are real and some are forgeries.