Kerry wasn’t “one of the bravest.” He did everything he could avoid honoring his ROTC commitment, including enrolling in the Sorbbone.
Given a cushy offshore Vietnam job, he was a haughty, superior jerk who continued to try to shirk his obligation.
Pissed off, the Navy transferred him into a leaky boat in the Mekong Delta where he could quickly fill the exalted position for such a valuable sailor - prone in Arlington National Cemetery.
That was written with huge dose of sarcasm.