It's funny. In this quote, It sure sounds like Kerry is saying he was definately dishonorably discharged.
We should look up articles from this reporter to see if there was any mention at the time.
in this video, you can also see
kerry gets asked how many medals he threw over the fence
kerry not know how many medals he was awarded
the interviewer says "well, you were award a bronze star, a silver star, and TWO purple hearts" which contradicts kerry's record of 3 purple hearts, and may give more credance to the thought that one of the purple hearts was a fraud
you also hear recycled catch phrases "the wrong war"