Kerry also got a purple heart because the got a splinter in his arm when he threw the grenade into the rice. The medic put a bandage on it. Self inflicted. Medic said it didn’t deserve a purple heart because no enemy was involved and it was such a small wound.
Kerry also filed the report on the incident and claimed he was under fire, put himself in for the medal.
The pos got 3 purple hearts, a bronze and silver star.