[Conservomax]

Thanks,

I wonder if my father would be interested in such a process, he is 78, and I am only 27. I wasn't born until Vietnam had been over for several years, but I must say that the whole legacy of the sixties interests me a great deal ( I just finished destructive generation by Horowitz).

As for my father, the only truly serious injury he had was when a landing craft hit a mine in the South Pacific, he was thrown onto the beach and woke up two days later in a field hospital with a serious concussion. The other wounds were superficial and he was probably patched by a medic and sent on his way. He does, however, have a nasty little scar on his shoulder from being stabbed.

I always knew that my father hated Kerry, but i asked him about what he felt about him as a veteran and he flew off the handle. "How the f*** do you win three purple hearts in 3 months!?" He yelled. I thought to myself, "That's a good question".

[mass55th]

Here's a link that might provide some useful info:

Medals

Another link:

NARA

Here's another link:

Benefits