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"During his first intense experience in a combat situation on December 2, 1968, Kerry suffered a slight arm wound. He was awarded his first Purple Heart. On February 20, 1969, Kerry experienced a small shrapnel wound in his left thigh, earning his second Purple Heart. Eight days later, on February 28, 1969, Kerry beached his boat in the center of enemy territory after receiving a B-40 rocket shot. As an enemy sprang up and fled, a machine gunner shot him. Kerry “leaped from the boat and dashed in to administer a ‘coup de grace’ to the wounded Viet Cong,” and returned with the B-40 rocket and launcher. He was awarded the Silver Star for this. On March 13, 1969, a mine detonated near Kerry’s boat, slightly wounding him in the arm. He was awarded his third Purple Heart."
"Conveniently, Naval rules allowed a soldier wounded three times to return to the United States. After two weeks of receiving his third wound, on March 27, 1969, Kerry’s request to leave duty early was granted."
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Perhaps if this was John Kerry’s only record in Vietnam, he could be considered a respectable soldier. However, what really makes Kerry not just not a war hero, but an anti-hero, is his demoralizing and accusatory anti-war activism after he returned to the United States, particularly the book he put together, The New Soldier.
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respectable soldier!?!
First of all, what military service has Amber Pawlik, the author of this objective little essay, ever preformed? I highly suspect...
none. Though, admittedly, I do not know that for certain.
Secondly, if John Kerry wanted to come out against the war, that was, and still is,
his business. I would respect his opinions of anti-was sentiment all the more for actually having
been there, and
done that. He spoke from personal experience, not from what he read somewhere, or was told third or fourth hand.
I should point out that, while I am not a big Kerry supporter, I take the utmost offense at Amber Pawlik's shots against his military service.
I want this biatch's biography, and her credentials! Most of all, I...want...her...service...record!
