Insight magazine has some of the lousiest, most biased journalism I've ever seen. Kerry saw real action in Vietnam, and it's ridiculous and sad that anyone would claim otherwise. Here's a nice timeline you might want to check out:
http://www.motherjones.com/news/upda...02/02_400.html
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February 20, 1969:
Kerry is wounded again, taking shrapnel in the left thigh, after a gunboat battle. He is awarded a second Purple Heart.
February 28, 1969:
Kerry and his boat crew, coming under attack while patroling in the Mekong Delta, decide to counterattack. In the middle of the ensuing firefight, Kerry leaves his boat, pursues a Viet Cong fighter into a small hut, kills him, and retreives a rocket launcher. He is awarded a Silver Star.
March 13, 1969:
A mine detonates near Kerry's boat, wounding him in the right arm. He is awarded a third Purple Heart. He is also awarded a Bronze Star for pulling a crew member, who had fallen overboard, back on the boat amidst a firefight.
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Compare what Kerry was doing with what Bush was doing. Note that the Insight article leaves out the actual combat that Kerry was involved in, along with his Silver Star and Bronze Star.
His first purple heart was legitimately signed off on by his CO. His second and third were well documented and received in the heat of battle. The only controversy here is how a crappy publication like Insight can continue to delude their readers.