Kerry commanded his first swift boat, No. 44, from December 1968 through January 1969. He received no medals while serving on this craft. Kerry experienced his first intense combat action on Dec. 2, 1968. He was slightly wounded on his arm, earning his first Purple Heart. In late January 1969, Kerry joined a five-man crew on swift boat No. 94 completing 18 missions over 48 days, almost all of them in the Mekong Delta. Kerry earned his second Purple Heart after sustaining a minor shrapnel wound in his left thigh on Feb. 20, 1969. February 28, 1969:When Kerry's Patrol Craft...