Don't even mention Hackworth and Kerry in the same paragraph ... let alone make a comparison. Kerry is a self aggrandizing POS ... Hack, in contrast, is real bonafide American military hero. You might not always agree with his position on issues but to denigrate Hack serves no purpose ... he stands tall among men.
...and as we all know all tall men throw away their metals for heroics away and belittle the service that made them tall in the first place. Trying to remember when REAL heros like Audey Murphy and Alvin York did the exact same thing.
BTTt