[There's millions of'em]

"But Kerry met with his immediate superior officer, Lt.Cmdr. Grant Hibbard, the next morning and requested a Purple Heart for his wound. Hibbard recalls that Kerry had a "minor scratch" on his arm and was holding in his hand what appeared to be a fragment of a U.S. M-79 grenade, the shrapnel that had caused the wound. "They didn't receive enemy fire," Hibbard tells Insight. Since this was an essential requirement for the award, the commander rejected Kerry's request. Hibbard does not remember that Kerry received medical attention of any kind and confirms that no one else on the mission suffered any injuries.

His subsequent appeal for the award should be in his official file, in the Army it was called a 201 file. I would love to know the basis for his appeal.

If this article is accurate, it raises several questions. Like where is the after action report of this "mission"? What was in the Sampan and what was the fate of its occupants?

[Vinnie_Vidi_Vici]

If JFK phonied the first or second PH award and wore the ribbons, he should consider Admiral Boorda's solution to the dilemma.