I wonder if the timing of a Lehman signature also explains creation of the "service_record" document, which was typed on 01/25/85. The thing that was odd to me is that it was prepared by JAG vs. being prepared by the Personnel Office. Why would the legal counsel be preparing a service record of Kerry in 1985? Below is the (recreated) text of that document in its entirety:
www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/Service_Record.pdf
The following information was compiled from the service cord of
John Forbes Kerry by LCDR D. H. Myers. JAGC, USN, NMPC-06P, Office
of Legal Legal Counsel, Naval Military Personnel Command.
INDUCTED (PEBD) 18 February 1966
OCIU-2 19 August 1966
D.O.R. as Ensign, USNR
(Active Comm Base Date) 16 December 1966
D.O.R. as Lt (jg) 16 June 1968
D.O.R. as LT, USNR 1 January 1970
Release from ACDU/
Trf to Naval Reserve 3 January 1970
Trf to Standby Reserve - Inactive 1 July 1972
Discharged for U. S. Naval Reserve 16 February 1973
ORIG: D. MYERS, LCDR, JAGC, USNR, NMPC06/OP-01L, 42225, DISK #3
TYPD: 01/25/85, NMPC-06 NBI: KERRY1 ,Courier 10 pitch, 42225. JE
Enclosure (1)
Good point. Perhaps Kerry wanted an official record for use in further campaigns, but it also could have coincided with a possible request for replacement medals. The Lehman citations are not dated.
HE WAS IN SERVICE WHEN HE MARCHED AGAINST THE WAR!!!!! WHY WASN'T HE COURT MARSHALLED????????