[BIGLOOK]

I'm new to this, so cut me some slack. I saw your facsimile of John H. Chafee's signature that you posted. This caused me to rummage around a bit to find my own citation, signed, in 1971, by SECNAV CHAFEE. Comparing them, there is no comparsion. Not even close. My document is dated 10/71. Your signature looks like Lehman. We did'nt have concurrent SECNAVs at any time as I recall.

[Bommer]

See post #221. Its from someone on the USS Saratoga and its Leamens signature stamp. This is undeniable. This means that Kerry was telling the truth (before he lied about it) about thowing his medals away in the 71 interview. The only way he could have gotten the "offical replacements" was through the war department, so he wrote to Leamen to get the copy, but screwed up by posting the copies hoping Leamens name would not be noticed.

[Bommer]

BTW which post number of mine were you refering to and can you scan your signature and post it?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Can you post your citation from Chaffee? (Deleting what's private, of course!)

I'd like to see what's different (format, arragnment, setup, date missing, etc.)

Also, did you get just one citation, or a "new" citation by each level of command from Zumwalt up to SecNAV? Did your citation (the wording) change at each level of command?

Did you get citations from each admiral who reviewed it, in addition to the final approval from Chaffee?

I'd look at my own, but "I" never earned that high a letter!