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Kerry's C.O. Says First P.H. Was Not Authorized by Him
FOX NEWS ^ | 4/28/2004 | self

Posted on 04/28/2004 9:59:40 AM PDT by kellynla

John Kerry's commanding officer was just interviewed on Fox News. According to Lt. Commander Grant Hibbard when Kerry showed up in front of him requesting a Purple Heart, Hibbard saw that he had a "scratch"(Hibbard's word) on his forearm. And because, according to Hibbard, there was no report of enemy action on Kerry's patrol that day and the "scratch" did not receive medical attention from a medical officer, Hibbard declined Kerry's request for a Purple Heart.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; granthibbard; hibbard; kerry; kerryliar; kerrythecoward; medalgate; medalrequest; militaryrecord; purpleheart; unearnedpurpleheart; warhero
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To: Gefreiter
Didn't Frank Burns also try to get a Purple Heart for a "back injury in a combat zone" after he strained something while shtupping Hotlips Houlihan?
81 posted on 04/28/2004 11:01:06 AM PDT by steve-b
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To: kellynla
I didn't know Kerry was a war veteran.....
82 posted on 04/28/2004 11:01:37 AM PDT by b4its2late (If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.)
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To: maica; Freee-dame; onyx; Howlin
PURPLE HOAX PING!
83 posted on 04/28/2004 11:02:01 AM PDT by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: not-alone
We received my brothers PH in a nice little cardboard box. With it came a form letter from the government, saying how sad someone was about his death etc etc. It was stamp signed by some general in Washington.

I realize that was WWII, but to me it has always made a lot of awarded medals "suspect".

Not all medals are equal. The price paid is what counts.

84 posted on 04/28/2004 11:04:14 AM PDT by cynicom
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To: Pearls Before Swine
Drip, drip, drip...Politically this is very series. This is like 50x Dukakis In A Tank. Persistent, itchy little Dukakis cooties rolling in on jFk! :)
85 posted on 04/28/2004 11:04:44 AM PDT by Graymatter
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To: kellynla
Does this mean he has to go back and complete his tour of duty?
86 posted on 04/28/2004 11:05:13 AM PDT by AmishDude
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To: DuncanWaring
Boy, I hope this Hibbard really takes to the airways. This info needs to come from someone who has first hand info on what a phoney Kerry is. I think this is just the tip of the iceberg. There 's lots of "stuff" lurking in Lurch's past. I think he never expected ANYONE to question his heroism. He skated here in MA and figured it would be smooth sailing....Surprise, Horse Face!
87 posted on 04/28/2004 11:06:25 AM PDT by surrey
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To: Travis McGee
Kerry's candidacy has been SCRATCHED...but good. LOL
88 posted on 04/28/2004 11:06:56 AM PDT by Carolinamom
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To: surrey
My dad was shot in WW II. He was in hospital several weeks.
When an officer tried to present him a purple heart he declined it.
He claimed to have been biten by a bear, not wounded.
He'll be 80 this July, I still wouldn't want to mess with him.
89 posted on 04/28/2004 11:07:07 AM PDT by ASA Vet (It will take a few more major hits here at home before we decide on war.)
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To: kellynla
Anybody know how he earned a Bronz Star and a Silver Star?
90 posted on 04/28/2004 11:08:11 AM PDT by OneTimeLurker
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To: kellynla
Kerry should follow Adm Boorda's example.
91 posted on 04/28/2004 11:09:51 AM PDT by Bogey78O (I voted for this tagline... before I voted against it.)
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To: Republicus2001
Purple Heart? Was Kerry in Vietnam? I did not know that.
I'm pretty sure Kerry in Vietnam is just an inside joke around here like hugh, series, moose, cheese, stuff like that.  If he was really in Vietnam he'd have mentioned it by now.

Owl_Eagle

”Guns Before Butter.”

93 posted on 04/28/2004 11:11:25 AM PDT by End Times Sentinel ("In the dark? Follow the Son.")
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To: Mo1
http://www.foxnews.com/access/video.html

FNC HAS THIS INTERVIEW ONLINE.
94 posted on 04/28/2004 11:12:32 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: mass55th
So he went "commander shooping". Better not tell the Palm Beach DA. He'll demand all of Kerry's records from birth.
95 posted on 04/28/2004 11:12:59 AM PDT by Bogey78O (I voted for this tagline... before I voted against it.)
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To: kellynla
For the conspiratorial, this steady drip drip of info on Kerry is intriguing. The info has always been there - why now the play?
96 posted on 04/28/2004 11:13:08 AM PDT by Credo
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To: epluribus_2
Your #14.....And a deserter.
97 posted on 04/28/2004 11:14:04 AM PDT by Safetgiver (A headless horseman for the new millenium!!)
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To: OneTimeLurker
I believe one was for killing an injured VC and the other was for saving a drowning soldier.
98 posted on 04/28/2004 11:15:26 AM PDT by Bogey78O (I voted for this tagline... before I voted against it.)
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To: epluribus_2
Maybe the government will take away one of his Purple Hearts. But, that means that if he has only two Purple Hearts, then he got out of Viet Nam under false pretenses.

Wait a moment! I have an idea! Since he got out of Viet Nam under false pretenses, they should re-induct him and send him to Fallujah, to serve out the rest of the time that he should have served in Viet Nam.

99 posted on 04/28/2004 11:16:04 AM PDT by Action-America (Best President: Reagan * Worst President: Klinton * Worst GOP President: Dubya)
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To: Believe_In_The_Singularity

But not so JF'nK: "Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what your country can do for you."

100 posted on 04/28/2004 11:16:13 AM PDT by Cultural Jihad (x = x + 1)
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