The only kind of 'soldier' that would REQUEST a PH is one that has plans after their "soldiering" days are over and wants their C.V. packed with politically useful tidbits.
Veteran or not, Kerry is a poser and a fraud.
The only kind of 'soldier' that would REQUEST a PH is one that has plans after their "soldiering" days are over and wants their C.V. packed with politically useful tidbits.
LBJ pulled a similar stunt. I guess small minds think alike.
"While it has become fashionable in some quarters to wear full-size medals on a fatigue jacket or a suit coat, active duty military officers wear miniature decorations and awards on their mess dress uniforms. President Lyndon Johnson wore an enameled Silver Star Lapel Pin while in the White House. How he "won" the Silver Star generated some controversy. As a congressman during World War II, Johnson volunteered for the Navy and received a direct commission as an officer. On a fact-finding tour in the Pacific, the congressman from Texas was sitting as a passenger in a transport plane when the aircraft was buzzed by a Japanese Zero. The plane took no hits and doubt later surfaced that the Zero actually shot at the American aircraft. But Congressman Johnson, always looking for a political edge, pressured commanders to award him the Silver Star. Johnson was the only one on board the aircraft that day to receive a valorous decoration. LBJ's Silver Star was real, but the bravery was artificial.
excerpt from
"Stolen Valor" by B.G. Burkett and Glenna Whitley.