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Kerry Bronze Star Certificate signature questioned. Investigation warranted?
Kerry's PDF Military Files on his Website ^
| 4-15-04
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Posted on 04/22/2004 10:49:24 AM PDT by moondoggie
How come the paperwork on Kerry's Bronze Star Award is signed by John Lehman, Sec. of the Navy????
In addition, the date Lehman (supposedly) signed it is not on the document.
Did Kerry not get the award when Chaffee was Secretary of the Navy? If not, why not?
Did Kerry get the award 15 years late?
Or is the paperwork a "sham" and somebody made a big booboo?
I'll post the document as soon as I find it again. Maybe somebody here has it bookmarked? And, if there's already been a thread on this that I missed....please direct me to the proper thread.
Thanks!
TOPICS: Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: bronzestar; johnlehman; kerry; militaryrecord
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To: moondoggie
Good catch! BUMP
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posted on
04/22/2004 10:50:37 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(From each according to his inability, to each according to his misdeeds - DNC Motto)
To: moondoggie
I was wondering the same thing but perhaps the Navy does things differently than the Army.
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posted on
04/22/2004 10:52:02 AM PDT
by
Wu
To: Tijeras_Slim
It would be interesting to hear what the rest of his boat crew thought about this citation and the discription of Kerry's actions
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:00:14 AM PDT
by
hetzman
To: moondoggie
For those who don't see the issue, here are the dates of service for these two secretaries of the NAVY:
31 Jan 1969 - 4 May 1972 John H. Chafee
5 Feb 1981 - 10 Apr 1987 John Lehman
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:05:56 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: moondoggie
I assume you are referring to the actual citation. Both his Bronze Star and Silver Star citations bear the same signature of the Secretary of the Navy, and neither is dated. At first glance, the signatures do appear to read "John Lehman" (who of course did not become Secretary of the Navy until the 1980s) but they could also be "John Chaffee," who I believe was Secretary at the time Kerry served in Vietnam. I imagine the signatures of both Secretaries can easily be found in the public record somewhere and that this question can be answered pretty easily.
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:10:50 AM PDT
by
blau993
(Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
To: 4mer Liberal
ping
To: moondoggie
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:19:36 AM PDT
by
Lokibob
(All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
To: Lokibob
Tinfoil activated: if that signature is Chaffee's, he obviously must have thought his name was Lehman.
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:25:31 AM PDT
by
Mr. Bird
(Ain't the beer cold!)
To: Frank_Discussion
Sure looks like Le to me
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:25:40 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Believe nothing you hear and half of what you see.)
To: Conspiracy Guy
I concur. This is an interesting turn of events, truly. Unless the document WAS issued at least a decade after the event, then this is an outright forgery. MAN, I want to know just what the h*ll is going on here!
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:30:42 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Conspiracy Guy
I will await the explaination from Kerrys camp that the first letter is in fact a "C" and not an "L" as it appears. Its Lehman! I have a similar spelling of my last name where I "tail off" like Lehman does.
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:30:59 AM PDT
by
crz
To: moondoggie
Why is Zumwalt's full name, rank, title given under is signature on page one, but on page two only "Secretary of the Navy" appears below the signature, which clearly starts out with LeH and then to a scribble line.
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:32:40 AM PDT
by
Phantom Lord
(Distributor of Pain, Your Loss Becomes My Gain)
To: moondoggie
Ask Senator Yogi about Senator John F'ing Boo Boo's Record Of Neosporin Heroics:
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:33:58 AM PDT
by
My Favorite Headache
(Rush 30th Anniversary Tour Tickets On Sale Now!)
To: Frank_Discussion
The press will get their FREE PASS Stamp out and that will be the end of it. Kerry supporters don't want to hear truth, fact, or anything else. They hate Bush so much they'd vote for Osama Bin Laden first.
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:36:30 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Believe nothing you hear and half of what you see.)
To: crz
It is an L. For sure
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:37:19 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(Believe nothing you hear and half of what you see.)
To: moondoggie
The military was giving out retirement certificates with clintons signature for two years after Bush was President. They use pre printed certs with digital signatures and maybe Kerry's Medal is something like this?
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:37:31 AM PDT
by
america-rules
(It's US or THEM so what part don't you understand ?)
To: moondoggie
This kinda looks like Lehman:
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:39:48 AM PDT
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Could smeone please post the related documents, my puter and adobe do not like each other for some reason.
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:43:31 AM PDT
by
eastforker
(The color of justice is green,just ask Johny Cochran!)
To: Phantom Lord
Which doc?
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posted on
04/22/2004 11:43:34 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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