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As much as I dislike Kerry, and I hate him using his Vietnam experience as a political tool, I have to say the following:

The Swift Boat veterans are making hay over Kerry getting a Silver Star for shooting a loinclothed Cong in the back and lying about it.

If an al Qaeda shot at a tank of Marines, then ran for his life, a Marine chased him and shot him in the back when he wouldn't surrender, I would strongly consider nominating that Marine for a Silver Star.

Kerry may have been a political opportunist in Vietnam, but I don't fault him for this specific act or for getting a medal for it. If he lied to superiors and that can be proven, that's another story.