In Jump School my Cadre Platoon Sergeant called the Purple Heart “The Slow Man’s Badge” and urged us to avoid getting one pinned on us.
Was that really an insult to all active duty and veterans, or even all wounded in action? Was he unfit to lead us because of it?
(By the way, He had a Silver Star, and Bronze star with three oak leaf clusters, so he was no silly REMF blusterer.)
Kerry had three purple hearts. Mainly for a thumb sucking injury. If they ever open up his records they will see R’s & D’s covered his A$$ until he was elected into the Senate. He is a POS. Mcain deserves credit but what he has done after has been disastrous and using his military hero/POW status to enforce same.