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Originally posted by jcookc6
So this gives you a perspective from a left leaning paper and the original article from a right wing alternative press source. But the facts of the matter are the same. Yes, John Kerry did go to Nam, but he found a way to get out quick. What ever you can say about him, the man is not stupid, and will do whatever he can for his own personal gain.
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Yep, it clears it up all right. He has three legitimate purple hearts, a bronze star, and a silver star.
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Kerry went on to earn another two Purple Hearts and he led more than two dozen missions in which he often faced enemy fire. He won the Silver Star for an action in which he killed an enemy soldier who carried a loaded rocket launcher that could have destroyed Kerry's six-man patrol boat, and he won a Bronze Star for rescuing an Army lieutenant who was thrown overboard and under fire.
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Wow, what a weasel. Going after a viet cong with a loaded RPG just so he could get out of Vietnam quickly. I can't believe this didn't become a controversy earlier! (/sarcasm)
It must be really embarassing to much of the conservative right that talk show hosts and a few isolated vietnam vets are trying to make a big deal out of Kerry's war record. Personally, I hope they succeed in making war records a big deal in the election campaign, since I think Kerry can defend himself very well in that regard versus pampered national guard pilot Bush.
So, please, by all means, make this an election issue. Be my guest.