A question of character - Kerry's first Purple Heart in doubt

Washington Times ^ | 10/15/04 | Martin L. Fackler

[kattracks]

[snip]

My experiences as a combat surgeon in Vietnam (Dec. 10, 1967 to Dec. 11, 1968) and also as a forensic consultant for the past two decades, however, lead me to the conclusion that Mr. Kerry's first Purple Heart award is his most serious problem. The recent revelation of the use of falsified documents (by CBS and Dan Rather) might not be the first time such a technique has been used. During Mr. Kerry's four-month tour in Vietnam, which he presents as his principal qualification to be president of the United States, his application for his first Purple Heart award was disapproved by both his commanding officer and the doctor who evaluated his wound. Yet he somehow managed to get that award. How?

[snip]

If Mr. Kerry fails to clear up before the election the question about how he got his first Purple Heart, voters intending to vote for him must consider the possibility that they could be voting for a man who might, sooner or later, be shown to have falsified his naval records to obtain a medal he didn't deserve — which is a federal crime. The fact that he used that medal to get out of Vietnam after only four months — while the rest of us served our full year — would greatly magnify the disgrace of such a crime. I think that every American citizen would find a replay of the impeachment of a sitting president to be extremely distasteful.
    

    Dr. Martin L. Fackler served as a combat surgeon in Vietnam.

[anoldafvet]

Why is it amazing? I have not heard a single negative about Kerry on the LSM since the campaign began, yet every newscast seems to be able to find something wrong with Bush. Example: ABC reported last Friday that 96,000 jobs were created in September, BUT, we could have done better.

If the LSM reported even 1% of the negatives they "report" on Bush, Kerry wouldn't get 20% of the vote.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Seriously, I still can't believe Kerry was nominated in the first place. This is why I'm smelling a whiff of brimstone in the air.

Actually when you think about it, why would the DNC nominate a loser like Kerry? They had to know about his spotty military record. Hell, the guy doesn't even bother to show up and do the job he's got now. Weird....

[chainsaw]

In my book, Kerry's 3 purple hearts, his bronze star and his silver star are all suspect. The guy is a coward and a traitor.

[ThirstyMan]

I have operated on hundreds of Purple Heart recipients. Yet I am unaware of any Vietnam veteran who received a Purple Heart medal for a "band aid" wound too minor to require hospitalization.

This obvious fact supports any of your three claims of shame. Shameful! Yet the facts don't matter to the agenda driven Kool-Aid crowd.

[Mia T]

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[syriacus]

Thanks, MistyCA.

Someone please get Kerry's hands off the spotlight he's aimed at Mary Cheney and redirect it to how he got his first purple heart.

[Just mythoughts]

I still want to know how JFKerry got his hands on Secretary of the Navy, Lehman's signature/autopen in 1986, while JFkerry was a sitting senator.

[Quix]

AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!

[voicereason]

Democrats should be very sure they like John Edwards!

Hell, most of the people claiming they will vote for Kerry, don't like Kerry. Just just don't like Bush......

[voicereason]

His backside is decidedly yellow!

No, that's his belly. Personally, the only view of his backside that I want to see is when he's walking away because he lost the election.

[kabar]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5840657/

[maica]

...and if THAT is bogus, his whole departure after just 16 weeks is also bogus


^^^^^^


I believe that after 16 weeks, the brass were happy to have an excuse to get rid of Kerry, so used the excuse of a dubius Purple Heart as a small price to pay for a large problem.

[brazzaville]

Good morning.

The part of john kerry's heroic military career that I find most amusing is that it only took him 22 days from the time he was able to finagle the first purple heart until he was able to pull in all the other awards and hustle his Frenchified behind out of Southeast Asia.

He actually thought he could persuade America to elect him based on 22 days.

Michael Frazier

[Elsie]

Try something new!

Vietnam time is a DEAD horse!!!!

[brazzaville]

Good morning.

Darlin, Vietnam will never be dead until all of us who were alive then are.

Michael Frazier

[chatham]

Kerry's whole life needs to be called into question.

Even the fact that there are questions as to whether he got an annulment from his first marriage,and how he can call himself a Catholic when his second marriage is supposed to be a civil ceremony.

After the article in the Sun his whole service record is in question.

[smiley]

...and we Freepers know good taste when we see it, hear it and read it....:)

[Dante3]

Considering what we went through during the Clinton years, it is incredible that the Democrats nominated someone who would as divisive and controversial as Kerry and whose term would be full of uprorar, even possibly talk of impeachment.

[Jewels1091]

I just wish this would register with alot more people!