[Smartass]

A clerical error is a separate issue, and almost a non issue.   However, doctored, or falsified records could become a criminal issue.   The Navy and the IG will be investigating an informal complaint that was filed by Judicial Watch!

[Calpernia]

I meant, will he have to finish his tour of duty :)

[goodnesswins]

I am of the understanding that the "V" was added some years later by a Sec of Defense who was NOT President when he got the original citation.....plus, Medved said that Kerry did NOT get his discharge papers until about 6 years after he left the service....weird. (And, Medved claims this could be VERY serious.....like, jailtime, serious.)

[SarahW]

A clerical error is ALMOST a non-issue - remember, Kerry's camps has appealed to "the official Navy records" as infallible authority of truth.

If the medal paperwork is screwy, then that defense is necessarily weakened.

What I find really odd is the three separate citations, each with different wording and different signatures... usually if you lose your citation, you write the Navy and get a new COPY. It's not normal procedure to get an entirely new citation written up, with dolled up language.

Lehman says he never saw the one with his name on it, and didn't write the text.