My husband who fought in Korea had two 2 inch scars that were 1/4 inch wide. He had no purple hearts, and he would never tell me how he got them, unlike other boyhood scars he did talk about. He suffered for many years from PTSD. Not all scars show unfortunately.
As to Murtha, Kerry, Cleland, Dole, etc., I don't know what is the truth of their situations. We do know they were in a warzone. Pres. Bush and VP Cheany were not. Their choice.
Pres. Bush still served.
Bush volunteered to fly in the SEA War Games and said request was denied. Not his choice.
"We do know they were in a warzone. Pres. Bush and VP Cheany were not."
Wrong, wombat. Cheney was too old for VN so the question in his case is moot. GWB VOLUNTEERED to go to VN but was refused due to insufficient time remaining in his service time to train in the jets he would have to fly in VN.
Now, please continue to your next snide comment about YOUR President or do you live on Neptune?