Walcy, how the hell can you hang your hat on Kerry's medals. He never laid a single minute in a bed for one of those Purple Hearts. He experienced cuts and bruises and was given the medals for it.
He got the Silver Star for shooting a baddie to save his own life and the life of his mates, which is what you expect. He didn't do anything extraordinary.
I mean, read HIS accounts of what happened and see if it is in the same ballpark as others that truly earned those medals. He was requesting shiny things to put on his chest for his future political career, it's that simple.
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