Awesome, Doug. Where you also drifting along on Christmas eve 1968 in Cambodia, listening on the radio to President Nixon telling the world at that moment you werent in Cambodia on Christmas eve in 1968? Was that memory 'seared' into your brain? (perhaps that 'searing' was literal and thats why he forgot that Nixon wasnt president in 1968). Did you also pick up mystery shards of shrapnel so small they managed to leave no scars or wounds yet penetrate a hull, tanks, decking, and seat to magically find its way into your ass...shards so small they could be removed with tweezers? Did you manage to record 3 purple hearts in 120 days without requiring any actual medical care? Were you one of those liberal war hawks that was all about fighting the war when it was a democrat in office but somehow found a conscience after the republican was elected? Did you also volunteer to testify with liars and pretend soldiers? Oh...and did you SEE this new weapon...this grenade launcher that the opposition fired at you while running away, making getting shot in the back a necessity?
Yet another one of those issues that could have been resolved by simple offering a complete review of those military records. And heck...who knows...maybe he would have been so proud of his efforts upon further review that he would retrieve those medals he threw away for a photo op. Oh...thats right...he already did. But you know...more of that SELECTIVE desire for disclosure. As the OP said...liberals are ALL ABOUT full disclosure...from the other guy.
Well, well, another Kerry-hater who can't get beyond Cambodia and get to anything of substance.
Kerry did get medical care for all three of his PHs, since you didn't/don't care to know. He still has shrapnel in his leg from one of those incidents.
There was no need for shrapnel to "penetrate a hull, tanks, decking, and seat to magically find its way into your ass . . . . ", as he wasn't on the boat for that particular incident. He didn't get a PH for that, by the way, but for something else later in the day..
None of those who testified at Winter Soldier were discovered to be "pretend soldiers". None. You can argue about what they claimed, but they were there.
What is this about -- "Oh...and did you SEE this new weapon...this grenade launcher that the opposition fired at you while running away, making getting shot in the back a necessity?"
The VC Kerry killed fired his B-40 at Kerry's boat. He missed the boat, but blew out the wheelhouse window. His assistant then reloaded the B-40. Kerry's boat beached almost on top of him seconds later. He was then wounded by Kerry's forward M-60 gunner, but then the M-60 jammed, and the VC got up and ran away, down a nearby trail. Kerry and one of his crew got off and went after him. Kerry shot the VC as he was looking to his left, back towards Kerry's boat. He was either checking out the situation to see if he had a clear shot at Kerry's boat, or he was looking back over his shoulder to see if anyone was following him. We'll never know what exactly he was doing, because Kerry shot him before it was clear.
Doug Reese