[bahblahbah]

I'm not quite sure about this since I never served in the military, but can't you go buy your medals and ribbons back except for the medal of honor? If so, he could have thrown his medals away and bought new ones.

[Jet Jaguar]

You bet you can.

And now you can buy all the medals you want through Ebay and such.

[investigateworld]

I know we have Judge Advocate General types who log on (but gimme a old Navy Chief anytime) that can 'splain where this is leading too. But I agree with the previous post that this will mean nothing to the core of the Democratic Party. I think Sen. McCain knows more than he let on, as he was telling sKerry to lay the Vietnam issue. Why he did so is a wonderment, but time will tell. Somebody please advise of Jimma Carter's public appearances, so the jammie crowd can ask him.
Good work Old Navy Chief.....

[boxerblues]

Yes you can buy replacement medels. In sKerrys case he had the citation rewritten not once but 3 times, this is what makes them questionable.

[Conservative Infidel]

You can buy smaller replica medals. But the actual medals are only issued once. The original manufacture specs are as carefully guarded as the specs for what type of linen our money is printed on. This is done so that wannabes and slime balls, like kerry, don't go out go out after service and load up on stuff they didn't earn. That is also why all medals have citation documents accompanying them. That way, even if someone has scored a medal at an army/navy store, without the supporting documentation, there is no proof that they earned the medal, other than their own "good word."